BELLOW

bellow, bellowing, holla, holler, hollering, hollo, holloa, roar, roaring, yowl

(noun) a very loud utterance (like the sound of an animal); “his bellow filled the hallway”

Bellow, Saul Bellow, Solomon Bellow

(noun) United States author (born in Canada) whose novels influenced American literature after World War II (1915-2005)

bawl, bellow

(verb) shout loudly and without restraint

bellow, roar

(verb) make a loud noise, as of animal; “The bull bellowed”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Proper noun

Bellow (plural Bellows)

A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Bellow is the 25684th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 960 individuals. Bellow is most common among White (64.17%) and Black/African American (28.75%) individuals.

Etymology

Noun

bellow (plural bellows)

The deep roar of a large animal, or any similar loud noise.

Verb

bellow (third-person singular simple present bellows, present participle bellowing, simple past and past participle bellowed)

To make a loud, deep, hollow noise like the roar of an angry bull.

To shout in a deep voice.

Source: Wiktionary


Bel"low, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Bellowed ; p. pr. & vb. n. Bellowing.] Etym: [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.

Definition: To emit with a loud voice; to shout; -- used with out. "Would bellow out a laugh." Dryden.

Bel"low, n.

Definition: A loud resounding outcry or noise, as of an enraged bull; a roar.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Coffee Trivia

The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.

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