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bellow

bel·low

UK/ˈbɛləʊ/ US/ˈbɛloʊ/ uncommon
verb (2) noun (2)

verb

1.

shout loudly and without restraint

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2.

make a loud noise, as of animal

  • “The bull bellowed”
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noun

1.

a very loud utterance (like the sound of an animal)

  • “his bellow filled the hallway”
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2.

United States novelist (born in Canada in 1915)

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Origin

From Middle English belwen, from Old English belgan, bylgan (“to become angry, to swell with rage”), ultimately from the Proto-Indo-European *bʰel- (“to sound, roar”), whence also belg (“leather bag”), bellan (“to roar”), blāwan (“to blow”). Cognate with German bellen (“to bark”), Russian бле́ять (bléjatʹ, “baa, bleat”). Compare billow (“wave”), of the same root, also bulge, with related etymology to swelling. Potentially related to bawl, Swedish böl (“bawl”).

Phrases

  • bellow out

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