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oʊ 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.
noun
4.
an act or sound of bellowing.
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bellow (ˈbɛləʊ) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb | |
| 1. | (intr) to make a loud deep raucous cry like that of a bull; roar |
| 2. | to shout (something) unrestrainedly, as in anger or pain; bawl |
| —n | |
| 3. | the characteristic noise of a bull |
| 4. | a loud deep sound, as of pain or anger |
| [C14: probably from Old English bylgan; related to bellan to | |
| 'bellower | |
| —n | |
| 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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Word Origin & History
bellow
O.E. bylgian "to bellow," from PIE base *bhel- "to sound, roar." Originally of animals, especially cows and bulls; used of human beings since c.1600.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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Example sentences
True, the stag's primitive bellow is effective--smitten females approach while rival males look for cover.
They bellow sounds similar to a whale's song and serenade you with melodies.
Bellow later did graduate work at the university of wisconsin.
Bellow was married five times, with all but his last marriage ending in divorce.
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