- (intransitive) to make a loud deep raucous cry like that of a bull; roar
- to shout (something) unrestrainedly, as in anger or pain; bawl
- the characteristic noise of a bull
- a loud deep sound, as of pain or anger
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bel•low /ˈbɛloʊ/USA pronunciation
v.
n. [countable]
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- to shout or speak in a loud voice similar to the cry of a bull: [no object]The gym teacher kept bellowing at us.[~ + object]He bellowed a warning at us.[used with quotations]"Step back,'' he bellowed.
- (of an animal) to roar;
bawl:[no object]The cows bellowed in the distance.
n. [countable]
- an act or sound of bellowing:He let out a loud bellow.
bel•low
(bel′ō),USA pronunciation v.i.
v.t.
n.
bel′low•er, n.
Bel•low (bel′ō),USA pronunciation n.
- to emit a hollow, loud, animal cry, as a bull or cow.
- to roar;
bawl:bellowing with rage.
v.t.
- to utter in a loud deep voice:He bellowed his command across the room.
n.
- an act or sound of bellowing.
- bef. 1000; Middle English belwen, akin to Old English bylgan to roar (compare for the vowel Old High German bullôn); extended form akin to bell2
- 2. See cry.
Bel•low (bel′ō),USA pronunciation n.
- Biographical Saul, born 1915, U.S. novelist, born in Canada: Nobel prize for literature 1976.
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bellow /ˈbɛləʊ/ vb
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Bellow /ˈbɛləʊ/ n
- Saul. 1915–2005, US novelist, born in Canada. His works include Dangling Man (1944), The Adventures of Angie March (1954), Herzog (1964), Humboldt's Gift (1975), The Dean's December (1981), and Ravelstein (2000): Nobel prize for literature 1976
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