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bellowing

bellowing

4 5.9
A very loud deep shout like an animal's roar
  • 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.

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Examples

  • We could hear the bellowing of the lions from our campsite at the zoo.

  • 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.

  • The bellowing of the foghorn signaled the approaching storm.

Synonyms

yelling
vsbellowing
172 1.0

A loud shout showing pain, anger or strong feeling

is deeper and more animal sounding than this usually human cry
shout
vsbellowing
162 1.0

A loud cry to get attention or show strong feeling

is lower and deeper in pitch than this ordinary loud cry
roar
vsbellowing
142 1.0

A loud deep continuous sound made by animals, crowds, or machines

is the same deep loud sound but usually focused as a single cry
shouting
vsbellowing
129 1.0

Loud sounds people make to show strong feelings, for example at sports games

is a single deep animallike sound rather than general vocal noise
howling
vsbellowing
47 4.1

A long loud cry that shows strong feeling

is a deep loud expression focusing on raw volume not emotion
howl
vsbellowing
43 1.7

A long loud cry or laugh that shows strong feeling

is a deep loud sound usually shorter and less emotional than this
holler
vsbellowing
  • Informal
35 7.5

A very loud shout or cry that shows strong feeling

is deeper and lower pitched than this more general loud cry
roaring
vsbellowing
30 3.4

A deep loud sound like an animal or thunder

is similar but tends to mean one intense loud burst instead of long noise
bellow
vsbellowing
20 4.6

A very loud deep shout like a lion's roar

refers to the same deep loud sound but about any animal size
yowl
vsbellowing
3 7.2

A loud, long cry that sounds like an animal in pain

is lower and fuller in tone than this high or wailing cry
whoof
vsbellowing
1 9.3

A loud deep sound like a dog's bark or a sudden rush of air

is a vocal long deep sound with intent not a brief bark or puff
hollo
vsbellowing
  • Archaic
1 9.9

A very loud cry like an animal's call made by a person

is usually a deeper and more forceful single sound than this cry
loud holler
vsbellowing
  • US
1 4.1

A very loud shout to show strong feeling or get attention

is a low deep animal sound rather than an emotional attention cry
halloo
vsbellowing
  • Archaic
1 9.9

A loud shout to call dogs in a hunt or get someone's attention

is a general deep animal sound rather than a directed attention call
hollering
vsbellowing
  • Informal
5.9

A very loud shout that sounds like an animal call

is a single deep loud sound rather than repeated loud cries
holloa
vsbellowing
  • Archaic
9.9

A loud shout to get attention from far away

is the deeper animallike sound not primarily meant as a calling signal
howler
vsbellowing
4.4

A loud strong cry that someone or an animal makes

refers to the deep loud sound itself not to the one who makes it

Antonyms

660 2.0

A period with no sound or speech

7 1.0

A lack of noise or disturbance in a place

How Loud

bellowing
4 5.9
shout
162 1.0
murmur
36 4.1
whisper
110 1.0

Surface Forms

bellowing singular
bellowings plural

Morphology

bellowing = bellow (transparent) = bellow + ing

The noun denotes the action or sound formed directly from the verb 'bellow' with the deverbal '-ing' suffix, so the meaning is directly derived.

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.