Definition of bellow verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

bellow

verb

/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/

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[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 shout
shoutyell ▪ cry ▪ scream ▪ cheer ▪ bellow ▪ raise your voiceThese words all mean to say something in a very loud 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.
Patterns
- 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.
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[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.

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