Bellow

• POS: Noun, Verb (intransitive)
• HYPHEN: bel=low

CIDE DICTIONARY

Bellow, v. i. [OE. belwen, belowen, AS. bylgean, fr. bellan; akin to G. bellen, and perh. to L. flere to weep, OSlav. bleja to bleat, Lith. balsas voice. Cf. Bell, n. & v., Bawl, Bull.].

•  To make a hollow, loud noise, as an enraged bull.  [1913 Webster]
•  To bowl; to vociferate; to clamor.  Dryden.  [1913 Webster]
•  To roar; as the sea in a tempest, or as the wind when violent; to make a loud, hollow, continued sound.  [1913 Webster]

  "The bellowing voice of boiling seas."  [1913 Webster]

Bellow, v. t. 

 To emit with a loud voice; to shout; -- used with out.  Dryden.  [1913 Webster]

Bellow, n. 

 A loud resounding outcry or noise, as of an enraged bull; a roar.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

Bellow, v. & n.
--v.
1 intr. a emit a deep loud roar. b cry or shout with pain.
2 tr. utter loudly and usu. angrily.
--n. a bellowing sound.

Etymology

ME: perh. rel. to BELL(2)

THESAURUS

Bellow

bark, battle cry, bawl, bay, be angry, be excitable, bell, bellow out, blare, blat, blate, bleat, blow a gasket, blow up, blubber, bluster, boom, bray, breathe, buzz, cackle, call, call out, catch fire, catch the infection, caterwaul, chant, cheer, chirp, clamor, come apart, coo, crow, cry, cry out, drawl, excite easily, exclaim, explode, fire up, flame up, flare up, flash up, flip, flute, gasp, get excited, give tongue, give voice, go into hysterics, growl, grunt, hail, halloo, have a tantrum, hiss, hit the ceiling, holler, holler out, hollo, hoot, howl, hurrah, keen, lilt, low, make an outcry, make an uproar, meow, mew, mewl, miaow, moo, mumble, murmur, mutter, neigh, nicker, outcry, pant, pipe, pipe up, pule, rage, raise a clamor, rallying cry, ramp, rant, rant and rave, rave, roar, rout, rumble, run a temperature, screak, scream, screech, seethe, shout, shout out, shriek, sibilate, sigh, sing, sing out, smolder, snap, snarl, snort, sob, squall, squawk, squeak, squeal, storm, take fire, thunder, troat, trumpet, turn a hair, twang, ululate, vociferate, wail, war cry, war whoop, warble, whicker, whine, whinny, whisper, whoop, yammer, yap, yawl, yawp, yell, yell out, yelp, yip, yo-ho, yowl

ROGET THESAURUS

Bellow

Loudness

VB be loud, peal, swell, clang, boom, thunder, blare, fulminate, roar, resound, speak up, shout, bellow, rend the air, rend the skies, fill the air, din in the ear, ring in the ear, thunder in the ear, pierce the ears, split the ears, rend the ears, split the head, deafen, stun, faire le diable a quatre, make one's windows shake, rattle the windows, awaken the echoes, startle the echoes, wake the dead.

Cry

VB cry, roar, shout, bawl, brawl, halloo, halloa, hoop, whoop, yell, bellow, howl, scream, screech, screak, shriek, shrill, squeak, squeal, squall, whine, pule, pipe, yaup, cheer, hoot, grumble, moan, groan, snore, snort, grunt, vociferate, raise up the voice, lift up the voice, call out, sing out, cry out, exclaim, rend the air, thunder at the top of one's voice, shout at the top of one's voice, shout at the pitch of one's breath, thunder at the pitch of one's breath, s'_egosiller, strain the throat, strain the voice, strain the lungs, give a cry.

Ululation

VB cry, roar, bellow, blare, rebellow, growl, snarl, bark, bow-wow, yelp, bay, bay at the moon, yap, yip, yipe, growl, yarr, yawl, snarl, howl, grunt, gruntle, snort, squeak neigh, whinny, bray, mew, mewl, meow, purr, caterwaul, pule, baa, bleat, low, moo, troat, croak, peep, coo, gobble, quack, honk, gaggle, guggle, crow, caw, squawk, screech cackle, cluck, clack, chuck, chuckle, hoot, hoo, chirp, cheep, chirrup, twitter, cuckoo, warble, trill, tweet, pipe, whistle, hum, buzz, hiss, blatter, ratatat.