bellow Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a very loud utterance (like the sound of an animal)
    holla; roar; hollo; yowl; holler; hollering; holloa; bellowing; roaring.
    • his bellow filled the hallway
  2. noun United States author (born in Canada) whose novels influenced American literature after World War II (1915-2005)
    Saul Bellow; Solomon Bellow.
  3. verb shout loudly and without restraint
    bawl.
  4. verb make a loud noise, as of animal
    roar.
    • The bull bellowed

WordNet

Bel"low intransitive verb
Etymology
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.
Wordforms
imperfect & past participle Bellowed ; present participle & verbal noun Bellowing
Definitions
  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.
Bel"low transitive verb
Definitions
  1. To emit with a loud voice; to shout; -- used with out. "Would bellow out a laugh." Dryden.
Bel"low noun
Definitions
  1. A loud resounding outcry or noise, as of an enraged bull; a roar.

Webster 1913