Meanings
bellow1
verbbellow (third-person singular simple present bellows, present participle bellowing, simple past and past participle bellowed)
present singular third person bellows · participle present bellowing · participle past bellowed · past bellowed · alternative US dialectal beller
- To make a loud, deep, hollow noise like the roar of an angry bull.
the bellowing voice of boiling seas
1697, Virgil, “The First Book of the Georgics”, in John Dryden, transl., The Works of Virgil: Containing His Pastorals, Georgics, and Æneis. […], London: […] Jacob Tonson, […], →OCLC - To shout in a deep voice.
Then, as the Sunderland fans' cheers bellowed around the stadium, United's title bid was over when it became apparent City had pinched a last-gasp winner to seal their first title in 44 years.
2012 May 13, Alistair Magowan, “Sunderland 0-1 Man Utd”, in BBC Sport
Bellow2
Synonyms & antonyms
nouna very loud utterance (like the sound of an animal)
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
bellow · noun, verb
- Proto-Indo-European*bʰel-“to sound, roar”
- Old Englishbelgan
- Middle Englishbelwen
- Englishbellow
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”).
More words from Middle English, Old English, Proto-Indo-European
Full word history & related roots →Bellow · proper noun
Metonymic occupational surname for a bellows maker.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Ancient Greek μυκάομαι
- μυκάομαι (mukáomai)to make a noise like the deep roar of a large animal
Bulgarian мучене, рев
- мучене (mučene)the deep roar of a large animal, or any similar loud noise
- рев (rev)the deep roar of a large animal, or any similar loud noise
- муча (muča)to make a noise like the deep roar of a large animal
- рева́ (revá)to make a noise like the deep roar of a large animal
- рева (reva)to shout in a deep voice
- крещя (kreštja)to shout in a deep voice
Catalan rugit, bramul
- rugitthe deep roar of a large animal, or any similar loud noise
- bramulthe deep roar of a large animal, or any similar loud noise
Czech bučení, bučet
- bučeníthe deep roar of a large animal, or any similar loud noise
- bučetto make a noise like the deep roar of a large animal
- troubitto make a noise like the deep roar of a large animal
- řvátto shout in a deep voice
Danish brøl, brøle
- brølthe deep roar of a large animal, or any similar loud noise
- brøleto make a noise like the deep roar of a large animal
- brøleto shout in a deep voice
- larmeto shout in a deep voice
Dutch brullen, brullen
- brullento make a noise like the deep roar of a large animal
- brullento shout in a deep voice
Esperanto bleko, muĝo
- blekothe deep roar of a large animal, or any similar loud noise
- muĝothe deep roar of a large animal, or any similar loud noise
- blekito make a noise like the deep roar of a large animal
Finnish karjunta, mylvintä
- karjuntathe deep roar of a large animal, or any similar loud noise
- mylvintäthe deep roar of a large animal, or any similar loud noise
- ärjyntäthe deep roar of a large animal, or any similar loud noise
- mölähtelythe deep roar of a large animal, or any similar loud noise
- karjaisuthe deep roar of a large animal, or any similar loud noise
- mylvähdysthe deep roar of a large animal, or any similar loud noise
- ärjäisythe deep roar of a large animal, or any similar loud noise
- mölähdysthe deep roar of a large animal, or any similar loud noise
- mylviäto make a noise like the deep roar of a large animal
- ärjyäto make a noise like the deep roar of a large animal
- karjuato make a noise like the deep roar of a large animal
- mölähtääto make a noise like the deep roar of a large animal
- mylväistäto make a noise like the deep roar of a large animal
- mylviäto shout in a deep voice
- ärjyäto shout in a deep voice
- karjuato shout in a deep voice
- mylväistäto shout in a deep voice
- ärjäistäto shout in a deep voice
- ärjähtääto shout in a deep voice
- karjaistato shout in a deep voice
French mugir, beugler
- mugirto make a noise like the deep roar of a large animal
- beuglerto shout in a deep voice
German Röhren, Brüllen
- Röhrenthe deep roar of a large animal, or any similar loud noise
- Brüllenthe deep roar of a large animal, or any similar loud noise
- brüllento make a noise like the deep roar of a large animal
- röhrento make a noise like the deep roar of a large animal
- brüllento shout in a deep voice
- grölento shout in a deep voice
Hindi गरज
- गरज (garaj)the deep roar of a large animal, or any similar loud noise
Irish géim, géim
- géimthe deep roar of a large animal, or any similar loud noise
- géimto make a noise like the deep roar of a large animal
Italian ruggito, muggire
- ruggitothe deep roar of a large animal, or any similar loud noise
- muggireto make a noise like the deep roar of a large animal
- ruggireto make a noise like the deep roar of a large animal
Latin rudor, rudō
- rudorthe deep roar of a large animal, or any similar loud noise
- rudōto make a noise like the deep roar of a large animal
- mūgiōto make a noise like the deep roar of a large animal
Persian ژغند, غریدن
- ژغند (žaġand)the deep roar of a large animal, or any similar loud noise
- غریدن (ġorridan)to make a noise like the deep roar of a large animal
Portuguese bramir, rugir
- bramirto make a noise like the deep roar of a large animal
- rugirto make a noise like the deep roar of a large animal
- urrarto make a noise like the deep roar of a large animal
Romanian răget, muget
- răgetthe deep roar of a large animal, or any similar loud noise
- mugetthe deep roar of a large animal, or any similar loud noise
- mugito make a noise like the deep roar of a large animal
- rageto make a noise like the deep roar of a large animal
Russian рёв, рыча́ть
- рёв (rjov)the deep roar of a large animal, or any similar loud noise
- рыча́ть (ryčátʹ)to make a noise like the deep roar of a large animal
- реве́ть (revétʹ)to make a noise like the deep roar of a large animal
- реве́ть (revétʹ)to shout in a deep voice
Spanish bramido, berrido
- bramidothe deep roar of a large animal, or any similar loud noise
- berridothe deep roar of a large animal, or any similar loud noise
- bramarto make a noise like the deep roar of a large animal
- berrearto make a noise like the deep roar of a large animal
- bramarto shout in a deep voice
Swedish vrål, böl
- vrålthe deep roar of a large animal, or any similar loud noise
- bölthe deep roar of a large animal, or any similar loud noise
- brölthe deep roar of a large animal, or any similar loud noise
- rytato make a noise like the deep roar of a large animal
- brölato make a noise like the deep roar of a large animal
- vrålato shout in a deep voice
- gapato shout in a deep voice
- gormato shout in a deep voice
- gastato shout in a deep voice
Turkish böğürtü, böğürmek
- böğürtüthe deep roar of a large animal, or any similar loud noise
- böğürmekto make a noise like the deep roar of a large animal
- böğürmekto shout in a deep voice
Ukrainian ревіти, горлати
- ревіти (revity)to shout in a deep voice
- горлати (horlaty)to shout in a deep voice
Welsh rhuo
- rhuoto make a noise like the deep roar of a large animal
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with bellow
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All rhymes →Anagrams
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Chicago
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