bellowing
4
5.9
- noun
- /ˈbɛloʊɪŋ/
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- I heard the bellowing of cows and looked out the window.
- loud bellowing
- hear the bellowing
It's supposed to have all kinds of things, you know, bellowing and mooing and lowing and crashing about.
- It's supposed to have all kinds of things, you know, bellowing and mooing and lowing and crashing about.
- But all of a sudden I hear this bellowing cut, cut.
Examples
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We could hear the bellowing of the lions from our campsite at the zoo.
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We can hear muffled bellowing coming from Leo's office, growing louder as we approach.
Fiction book (1990) -
Then, the bellowing stopped, and when we glanced back, the thing in the river was gone.
Fiction book (1991) -
At such a time, the bellowing of the cows and buffaloes tied to various doors sounded strange.
Fiction book (1992) -
There were noises, too, shifts like stone against stone, a kind of subdued, rhythmic bellowing, as if a mountain were snoring.
Fiction book (1993) -
But you were happy through it all; you were encouraged to bellow out the songs—that bellowing took away some of your sorrows.
Fiction book (1990) -
Gone, and I was looking at the back end of the thing, the road ditch grass whirling in the eddies, and the cattle's bellowing coming back, and the meadowlark still singing, and the bells still going, and the diesel smoke curving over the trailer like two black horns and coming down to where I breathed.
Fiction book (1998) -
The bellowing of the angry bull terrified the farmers in the field.
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The bellowing of the foghorn signaled the approaching storm.
Synonyms
172
1.0
A loud shout showing pain, anger or strong feeling
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
129
1.0
Loud sounds people make to show strong feelings, for example at sports games
47
4.1
A long loud cry that shows strong feeling
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
20
4.6
A very loud deep shout like a lion's roar
3
7.2
A loud, long cry that sounds like an animal in pain
1
9.3
A loud deep sound like a dog's bark or a sudden rush of air
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
1
9.9
A loud shout to call dogs in a hunt or get someone's attention
A very loud shout that sounds like an animal call
A loud shout to get attention from far away
A loud strong cry that someone or an animal makes
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Etymology
Bellowing comes from an old English word bellan that copied the sound 'to roar', and it is like the familiar word roar. So, a bellowing is a very loud, deep shout like an animal's roar.