Meaning of BELLOW
| Pronunciation: | | 'below, 'below
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- [n] a very loud utterance (like the sound of an animal); "his bellow filled the hallway"
- [n] United States novelist (born in Canada in 1915)
- [v] shout loudly and without restraint
- [v] make a loud noise, as of animal; "The bull bellowed"
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| | Synonyms: | | bawl, bellowing, holla, holler, hollering, hollo, holloa, roar, roar, roaring, Saul Bellow, yowl |
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| | See Also: | | author, call, cry, emit, let loose, let out, outcry, shout, shout, utter, vociferation, writer, yell | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\Bel"low\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Bellowed}; p. pr. & vb.
n. {Bellowing}.] [OE. belwen, belowen, AS. bylgean, fr.
bellan; akin to G. bellen, and perh. to L. flere to weep,
OSlav. bleja to bleat, Lith. balsas voice. Cf. {Bell}, n. &
v., {Bawl}, {Bull}.]
1. To make a hollow, loud noise, as an enraged bull.
2. To bowl; to vociferate; to clamor. --Dryden.
3. To roar; as the sea in a tempest, or as the wind when
violent; to make a loud, hollow, continued sound.
The bellowing voice of boiling seas. --Dryden.
\Bel"low\, v. t.
To emit with a loud voice; to shout; -- used with out.
``Would bellow out a laugh.'' --Dryden.
\Bel"low\, n.
A loud resounding outcry or noise, as of an enraged bull; a
roar.
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