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Bellow

/ˈbɛləʊ/

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

📖 Definitions of "Bellow"

noun
  1. 1

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

verb
  1. 1

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

  2. 2

    To shout in a deep voice.

🔄 Synonyms of "Bellow"

11 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

WordDefinition
hollerverb(intransitive) To yell or shout.
bawlverb(intransitive) To wail; to give out a blaring cry.
roarnounOf animals (especially a lion), to make a loud deep noise.
holleringnounThe act of one who hollers.
yowlnounA prolonged, loud cry, like the sound of an animal; a wail; a howl.
yowlingnounA sound that yowls.
roaringnounA loud, deep, prolonged sound, as of a large beast; a roar.
hollonounTo cry "hollo"
bellowingnounThe sound produced when someone or something bellows
hollaverb(colloquial) To shout out or greet casually.
holloaverbAlternative form of hollo. [To cry "hollo"]

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WordDefinition
roarnounOf animals (especially a lion), to make a loud deep noise.
holleringnounThe act of one who hollers.
yowlnounA prolonged, loud cry, like the sound of an animal; a wail; a howl.
hollerverb(intransitive) To yell or shout.
yowlingnounA sound that yowls.
hollonounTo cry "hollo"
bawlverb(intransitive) To wail; to give out a blaring cry.
hollaverb(colloquial) To shout out or greet casually.
holloaverbAlternative form of hollo. [To cry "hollo"]
roaringnounA loud, deep, prolonged sound, as of a large beast; a roar.
saulnoun(biblical) The first king of Israel in the Old Testament.
bellernounA surname.
growlnounA deep, rumbling, threatening sound made in the throat by an animal.
blarenounA loud sound.
reboationnounA loud reverberation; the echo of a bellow or roar.
growlingverbProducing a growl.
boomingExperiencing a period of prosperity, or rapid economic growth.
bellingnounBellowing; the sound of a male deer during the rutting season
thundernounThe loud rumbling, cracking, or crashing sound caused by expansion of rapidly heated air around a lightning bolt.
rumblingnounA deep low noise.

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