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Bellowing
[
bel
-oh
]
Origin
Edge welded metal bellows
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Custom designs. Bellows and bellows assemblies
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bel·low
/
ˈbɛl
oʊ
/
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[
bel
-oh
]
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verb (used without object)
1.
to emit a hollow, loud, animal cry, as a bull or cow.
2.
to roar; bawl:
bellowing with rage.
verb (used with object)
3.
to utter in a loud deep voice:
He bellowed his command across the room.
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noun
4.
an act or
sound
of bellowing.
Origin:
before 1000;
Middle English
belwen,
akin to
Old English
bylgan
to roar (compare for the vowel
Old High German
bullôn
); extended form akin to
bell
2
Related forms
bel·low·er,
noun
out·bel·low,
verb (used with object)
Synonyms
2.
See
cry.
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Word Origin & History
bellowing
late 14c., from
bellow
(v.). As an adjective, recorded from 1610s.
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