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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Bellow \Bel"low\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Bellowed}; p. pr & vb n. {Bellowing}.] [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}.] 1. To make a hollow, loud noise, as an enraged bull. 2. To bowl; to vociferate; to clamor. --Dryden. 3. To roar; as the sea in a tempest, or as the wind when violent; to make a loud, hollow, continued sound. The bellowing voice of boiling seas. --Dryden. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: bellowing n : a very loud utterance; "his bellow filled the hallway" [syn: {bellow}, {holla}, {holler}, {hollering}, {hollo}, {holloa}, {roar}, {roaring}, {yowl}, {yowling}]
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