Hypertext Webster Gateway: "bellow"
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 Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Bellow \Bel"low\, v. t.
To emit with a loud voice; to shout; -- used with out.
``Would bellow out a laugh.'' --Dryden.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Bellow \Bel"low\, n.
A loud resounding outcry or noise, as of an enraged bull; a
roar.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
bellow
n : a very loud utterance (like the sound of an animal); "his
bellow filled the hallway" [syn: {bellowing}, {holla}, {holler},
{hollering}, {hollo}, {holloa}, {roar}, {roaring}, {yowl}]
v 1: shout loudly and without restraint [syn: {bawl}]
2: make a loud noise, as of animal; "The bull bellowed" [syn: {roar}]
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