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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