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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

BEL'LOW, v.i. [L.balo.]
1. To make a hollow, loud noise, as a bull; to make a loud outcry; to roar. In contempt, to vociferate or clamor.
2. To roar, as the sea in a tempest, or as the wind when violent; to make a loud, hollow, continued sound.
BEL'LOW, n. A loud outcry; roar.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: a very loud utterance (like the sound of an animal); "his bellow filled the hallway" [syn: bellow, bellowing, holla, holler, hollering, hollo, holloa, roar, roaring, yowl]
2: United States author (born in Canada) whose novels influenced American literature after World War II (1915-2005) [syn: Bellow, Saul Bellow, Solomon Bellow] v
1: shout loudly and without restraint [syn: bawl, bellow]
2: make a loud noise, as of animal; "The bull bellowed" [syn: bellow, roar]

Merriam Webster's

verb Etymology: Middle English belwen, from Old English bylgian; akin to Old English & Old High German bellan to roar Date: before 12th century intransitive verb 1. to make the loud deep hollow sound characteristic of a bull 2. to shout in a deep voice transitive verb bawl <bellows the orders> • bellow noun

Merriam Webster's

biographical name Saul 1915- American (Canadian-born) writer

Oxford Reference Dictionary

v. & n. --v. 1 intr. a emit a deep loud roar. b cry or shout with pain. 2 tr. utter loudly and usu. angrily. --n. a bellowing sound. Etymology: ME: perh. rel. to BELL(2)

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

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

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Bellow Bel"low, v. t. To emit with a loud voice; to shout; -- used with out. ``Would bellow out a laugh.'' --Dryden.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Bellow Bel"low, n. A loud resounding outcry or noise, as of an enraged bull; a roar.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(bellows, bellowing, bellowed) 1. If someone bellows, they shout angrily in a loud, deep voice. 'I didn't ask to be born!' she bellowed... She prayed she wouldn't come in and find them there, bellowing at each other... He bellowed information into the mouthpiece of his portable telephone. VERB: V with quote, V at n, V n prep, also V • Bellow is also a noun. I was distraught and let out a bellow of tearful rage. N-COUNT 2. When a large animal such as a bull or an elephant bellows, it makes a loud and deep noise. A heifer bellowed in her stall. VERB: V 3. A bellows is or bellows are a device used for blowing air into a fire in order to make it burn more fiercely. N-COUNT: also a pair of N

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

v. n. 1. Roar (as a beast). 2. Vociferate, clamor, yell, howl, cry, bawl, make a loud outcry.

Moby Thesaurus

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