bellow
verb /ˈbeləʊ/
/ˈbeləʊ/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they bellow | /ˈbeləʊ/ /ˈbeləʊ/ |
| he / she / it bellows | /ˈbeləʊz/ /ˈbeləʊz/ |
| past simple bellowed | /ˈbeləʊd/ /ˈbeləʊd/ |
| past participle bellowed | /ˈbeləʊd/ /ˈbeləʊd/ |
| -ing form bellowing | /ˈbeləʊɪŋ/ /ˈbeləʊɪŋ/ |
- [intransitive, transitive] to shout in a loud deep voice, especially because you are angry synonym yell
- bellow (at somebody) They bellowed at her to stop.
- Do you have to bellow in my ear?
- bellow something (at somebody) The coach bellowed instructions from the sidelines.
- + speech ‘Get over here!’ he bellowed.
Synonyms shoutshout- yell
- cry
- scream
- cheer
- bellow
- raise your voice
- shout to say something in a loud voice; to speak loudly and often angrily to somebody:
- Stop shouting and listen!
- ‘Run!’ he shouted.
- yell to shout loudly, for example because you are angry, excited, frightened or in pain:
- She yelled at the boy to get down from the wall.
- cry (rather formal or literary) to shout loudly:
- She ran over to the window and cried for help.
- scream to shout something in a loud high voice because you are afraid, angry or excited:
- He screamed at me to stop.
- cheer (especially of a crowd of people) to shout loudly to show support or praise for somebody, or to encourage them:
- We all cheered as the team came onto the field.
- bellow to shout in a loud deep voice, especially because you are angry:
- ‘Quiet!’ the teacher bellowed.
- raise your voice to speak loudly to somebody, especially because you are angry:
- She never once raised her voice to us.
- to shout/yell/cry/raise your voice to somebody
- to shout/yell/scream/bellow at somebody
- to shout/yell/cry out/scream/bellow in pain/anguish/rage, etc.
- to shout/cry out/scream for joy/excitement/delight, etc.
- to shout/yell/cry out/scream with excitement/triumph, etc.
- to shout/yell/scream/bellow at somebody to do something
- to shout/yell/scream abuse
- to shout/yell/cry/scream for help
Extra Examples- He fell to the floor, bellowing with pain and rage.
- He was running around bellowing orders.
- ‘Quiet!’ the teacher bellowed.
- [intransitive] when a large animal such as a bull bellows, it makes a loud deep sound
Word OriginMiddle English: perhaps from late Old English bylgan.