bellow
pronunciation
How to pronounce bellow in British English:
UK [ˈbeləʊ]
How to pronounce bellow in American English:
US [ˈbeloʊ]
-
- Noun:
- a very loud utterance (like the sound of an animal)
-
- Verb:
- shout loudly and without restraint
- make a loud noise, as of animal
Word Origin
- bellow (v.)
- apparently from Old English bylgan "to bellow," from PIE root *bhel- (4) "to sound, roar." Originally of animals, especially cows and bulls; used of human beings since c. 1600. Related: Bellowed; bellowing. As a noun from 1779.
Example
- 1. She was yelling now , as the train 's bellow grew louder .
- 2. Most conservatives did not so much signal their disagreement with the report as bellow it .
- 3. Bellow 's distinctive psychological novel writing manifests his realistic concern .
- 4. The story manifests bellow 's consistently affirmative ethics .
- 5. Active in local republican politics in texas , bellow has no lawyer and paid the $ 350 court filing fee for his lawsuit out of his own pocket .