bellow

Meanings

Plural: bellows

Noun

a very loud utterance (like the sound of an animal)
- "his bellow filled the hallway"
United States author (born in Canada) whose novels influenced American literature after World War II (1915-2005)
The deep roar of a large animal, or any similar loud noise.

Verb

shout loudly and without restraint
make a loud noise, as of animal
- "The bull bellowed"
To make a loud, deep, hollow noise like the roar of an angry bull.
To shout in a deep voice.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English belwen, from Old English bylgian, 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”).

Synonyms

bawl, bellowing, holla, holler, hollering, hollo, holloa, roar, roaring, Saul Bellow, Solomon Bellow, yowl

Scrabble Score: 11

bellow is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
bellow is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
bellow is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 14

bellow is a valid Words With Friends word