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