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Definition of Bellow
1. Verb. Shout loudly and without restraint. "Sam and Sue bellow"
2. Noun. A very loud utterance (like the sound of an animal). ; "His bellow filled the hallway"
Generic synonyms: Call, Cry, Outcry, Shout, Vociferation, Yell
Derivative terms: Holler, Holler, Holler, Holler, Hollo, Hollo, Roar, Roar, Roar, Roar, Roar, Roar, Yowl, Yowl
3. Verb. Make a loud noise, as of animal. "The animals bellow"; "The bull bellowed"
Generic synonyms: Emit, Let Loose, Let Out, Utter
Derivative terms: Bellowing, Roar, Roarer, Roaring
4. Noun. United States author (born in Canada) whose novels influenced American literature after World War II (1915-2005).
Definition of Bellow
1. v. i. To make a hollow, loud noise, as an enraged bull.
2. v. t. To emit with a loud voice; to shout; -- used with out.
3. n. A loud resounding outcry or noise, as of an enraged bull; a roar.
Definition of Bellow
1. Noun. the deep roar of a large animal, or any similar loud noise ¹
2. Verb. to make a noise like the deep roar of a large animal ¹
3. Verb. to shout or scream in a deep voice ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Bellow
1. to shout in a deep voice [v -ED, -ING, -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Bellow
Literary usage of Bellow
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Dictionary of English Etymology by Hensleigh Wedgwood (1859)
"Blatant To roar, to bellow. Du. blae- ren, probably contracted from bladeren,
... to bellow, to cry, the place of the liquid being very easily transposed in ..."
2. The Universal Songster: Or, Museum of Mirth: Forming the Most Complete (1834)
"No, sir, that I wo'n't ; Don't hold me, or I'll bellow ; Hands off, I beg—indeed
you don't ; Begone, you saucy fellow !" And, when they talked of blisses, ..."
3. The Jonson Allusion-Book: A Collection of Allusions to Ben Jonson from 1597-1700 by Jesse Franklin Bradley, Joseph Quincy Adams (1922)
"... Brains And Art to strike the White, As you have levell'd right: Yet if Men
vouch not things Apochryphal, You bellow, rave, and spatter round your Gall. ..."
4. A Dictionary of English Etymology by Hensleigh Wedgwood (1859)
"Blatant To roar, to bellow. Du. blae- ren, probably contracted from bladeren,
... to bellow, to cry, the place of the liquid being very easily transposed in ..."
5. The Universal Songster: Or, Museum of Mirth: Forming the Most Complete (1834)
"No, sir, that I wo'n't ; Don't hold me, or I'll bellow ; Hands off, I beg—indeed
you don't ; Begone, you saucy fellow !" And, when they talked of blisses, ..."
6. The Jonson Allusion-Book: A Collection of Allusions to Ben Jonson from 1597-1700 by Jesse Franklin Bradley, Joseph Quincy Adams (1922)
"... Brains And Art to strike the White, As you have levell'd right: Yet if Men
vouch not things Apochryphal, You bellow, rave, and spatter round your Gall. ..."
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