bellowing
present participle ofbellow
bellow
verb[IorT]
uk/ˈbel.əʊ/us/ˈbel.oʊ/toshoutin aloudvoice, or (of acoworlargeanimal) to make aloud,deepsound:
[+ speech]"Keepquiet!" theteacherbellowedacrosstheroom.
We couldhearthesergeantbellowingordersto histroops.
Thebullbellowed inpain.
to shout
- shoutThere's no need to shout, I can hear you just fine.
- yell"What are you doing?" he yelled.
- bellow"Listen to me!" he bellowed.
- hollerUSShe came running inside, hollering about being chased by a bear.
- call"I'm up here," he called.
Animal (non-human) sounds
- baa
- bleat
- buzzy
- caterwauling
- chatter
- cockcrow
- coo
- cry
- hee-haw
- honk
- howling
- miaow
- moo
- peep
- purr
- quack
- squeak
- trill
- trumpet
- warble
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Shouting & screaming
Examplesofbellowing
bellowing
In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.
He easily lost his temper, constantly yelling orbellowingharsh tirades at subordinates.
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Ethane oceans, and maybe, just maybe, an analogue of a whale disporting itself andbellowinginto the methane rain?
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No doubt he looks forward tobellowingout the same rousingly impartial denunciation all the way to the salt mines.
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That is much more effective than standing on the sidelinesbellowingat people through a megaphone.
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Merely shouting andbellowingwill not allow us to have a useful argument.
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One national paper referred to him as "bellowingwith rage" about this incident last week.
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Moreover, people living around the port every morning at 7 o'clock have whistles, klaxons and other noise-making equipmentbellowinginto their homes.
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It is no goodbellowingin my ear.
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Thenbellowing, salivation and stamping take place as for 24 hours the animal becomes more and more distressed until finally it is unable to rise and paralysis sets in.
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Bellowingchoruses occur most often in the spring when breeding groups congregate, but can occur at any time of year.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Observers of largebellowingchoruses have noted they are often felt more than they are heard due to the intense infrasound emitted by males.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The creature made a fearsomebellowingnoise and charged the workers, who promptly ran up a nearby hillside and hid in the brush until morning.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Sheep bleating, oxenbellowing, dogs barking, workers in the field shouting, wagons and carts creaking, and, at home, we can even hear the wolves howling.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The familiar air-raid siren wail does kick in eventually, but itsbellowingto an uncharacteristically snarly, guitar-churning chorus.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.No power on earth could stop the poor thirsty beasts;bellowingand lowing they ran pell-mell for the water, with the cowboys in hot pursuit.
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