Bellow — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a very loud utterance (like the sound of an animal)

United States author (born in Canada) whose novels influenced American literature after World War II (1915-2005)

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈændəlʃɹˌɪft/

🇬🇧British English

/ɐsˈɪlɪd/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɐsˈɪlɪd/

2 syllables Say it as /kˈændəlʃɹˌɪft/.

Examples

his bellow filled the hallway
The bull bellowed

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

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

Parts of Speech

noun	a very loud utterance (like the sound of an animal) “his bellow filled the hallway”
noun	United States author (born in Canada) whose novels influenced American literature after World War II (1915-2005)
verb	shout loudly and without restraint
verb	make a loud noise, as of animal “The bull bellowed”

Word Forms

bellow	verb	make a loud noise, as of animal
holler	verb	shout out
hollo	verb	cry hollo
roar	verb	laugh unrestrainedly and heartily
yowl	verb	cry loudly, as of animals
bellow	noun	a very loud utterance (like the sound of an animal)
bellowing	noun	a very loud utterance (like the sound of an animal)
roar	noun	the sound made by a lion
roarer	noun	someone who communicates vocally in a very loud voice
roaring	noun	a very loud utterance (like the sound of an animal)

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

unten

eine sehr laute Äußerung (wie das Geräusch eines Tieres)

🇫🇷French

ci-dessous

un énoncé très fort (comme le bruit d'un animal)

🇪🇸Spanish

bramido

una expresión muy fuerte (como el sonido de un animal)

🇮🇹Italian

qui sotto

un'espressione molto forte (come il verso di un animale)

🇳🇱Dutch

balg

een zeer luide uiting (zoals het geluid van een dier)

🇵🇹Portuguese

abaixo

uma expressão muito alta (como o som de um animal)

🇷🇺Russian

рев

очень громкое произнесение (например, звук животного)

India

🇧🇩Bengali

নিচে

একটি খুব জোরে উচ্চারণ (একটি প্রাণীর শব্দের মত)

🇮🇳Tamil

கீழே

மிகவும் உரத்த உச்சரிப்பு (ஒரு விலங்கின் ஒலி போன்றது)

🇮🇳Telugu

క్రింద

చాలా బిగ్గరగా ఉచ్చారణ (జంతువు శబ్దం లాగా)

🇮🇳Marathi

खाली

खूप मोठ्याने उच्चार (प्राण्यांच्या आवाजासारखे)

🇮🇳Gujarati

નીચે

ખૂબ જ જોરથી ઉચ્ચાર (પ્રાણીના અવાજની જેમ)

🇮🇳Kannada

ಕೆಳಗೆ

ಬಹಳ ಜೋರಾಗಿ ಉಚ್ಚಾರಣೆ (ಪ್ರಾಣಿಯ ಶಬ್ದದಂತೆ)

🇮🇳Malayalam

താഴെ

വളരെ ഉച്ചത്തിലുള്ള ഉച്ചാരണം (ഒരു മൃഗത്തിൻ്റെ ശബ്ദം പോലെ)

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਹੇਠਾਂ

ਇੱਕ ਬਹੁਤ ਉੱਚੀ ਬੋਲ (ਜਿਵੇਂ ਇੱਕ ਜਾਨਵਰ ਦੀ ਆਵਾਜ਼)

🇵🇰Urdu

نیچے

ایک بہت اونچی آواز (جیسے جانور کی آواز)

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

吼叫

很大声的说话（像动物的声音）

🇯🇵Japanese

怒鳴る

非常に大きな声（動物の鳴き声のような）

🇰🇷Korean

소 우는 소리

매우 큰 소리(동물의 소리와 같은)

🇻🇳Vietnamese

gầm lên

một lời nói rất lớn (như âm thanh của một con vật)

🇹🇭Thai

ตะโกน

คำพูดที่ดังมาก (เหมือนเสียงสัตว์)

🇮🇩Indonesian

berteriak

ucapan yang sangat keras (seperti suara binatang)

🇵🇭Filipino

sumisigaw

isang napakalakas na pagbigkas (tulad ng tunog ng isang hayop)

🇲🇾Malay

kedengaran

sebutan yang sangat kuat (seperti bunyi haiwan)

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

رفع الصوت عاليا

كلام بصوت عالٍ جدًا (مثل صوت الحيوان)

🇮🇷Persian

زیر

صدای بسیار بلند (مثل صدای حیوان)

🇹🇷Turkish

feryat

çok yüksek sesli bir ifade (bir hayvanın sesi gibi)

🇮🇱Hebrew

לִגעוֹת

אמירה רועשת מאוד (כמו קול של חיה)

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