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| English Dictionary: bellow |
by the
DICT Development Group |
| 4 results for bellow |
| From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: |
- bellow
- n
- a very loud utterance (like the sound of an animal); "his
bellow filled the hallway"
Synonym(s): bellow, bellowing, holla, holler, hollering, hollo, holloa, roar, roaring, yowl
- United States author (born in Canada) whose novels influenced American literature after World War II (1915-2005)
Synonym(s): Bellow, Saul Bellow, Solomon Bellow
- v
- shout loudly and without restraint
Synonym(s): bawl, bellow
- make a loud noise, as of animal; "The bull bellowed"
Synonym(s): bellow, roar
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| From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: |
Bellow \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.
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| From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: |
Bellow \Bel"low\, v. t.
To emit with a loud voice; to shout; -- used with out.
[bd]Would bellow out a laugh.[b8] --Dryden.
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| From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: |
Bellow \Bel"low\, n.
A loud resounding outcry or noise, as of an enraged bull; a
roar.
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