bellowing : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: bellowing	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for bellowing
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
bellowing 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
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.