bellow
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4.6
- noun
- /ˈbɛloʊ/
:
bramido
- The deer released a loud bellow that echoed through the forest after it sensed danger.
Examples
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Brad Johnson's initial bellow of fear and rage echoed once along the now quiet street.
Fiction book (1995) -
The vampire spread his wings and uttered an awful bellow, a blood-chilling sound that was scarcely human.
Fiction book (1994) -
From the mammal section came the low, guttural bellows of disgruntled elephant seals.
Academic text (1995) -
He let out a deep bellow of joy when his team won the championship.
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The bull's bellow filled the air as it called out to the herd.
Synonyms
162
1.0
A loud cry to get attention or show strong feeling
142
1.0
A loud deep continuous sound made by animals, crowds, or machines
43
1.7
A long loud cry or laugh that shows strong feeling
35
7.5
A very loud shout or cry that shows strong feeling
30
3.4
A deep loud sound like an animal or thunder
4
5.9
A very loud deep shout like an animal's roar
1
9.9
A very loud cry like an animal's call made by a person
1
4.1
A very loud shout to show strong feeling or get attention
A very loud shout that sounds like an animal call
A loud strong cry that someone or an animal makes
A loud shout to get attention from far away
Antonyms
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Etymology
Bellow comes from the same old word bellan, which copied a 'deep roar' of large animals. So a bellow is a very loud, deep shout or roar, like the cry of a bull or a lion.