bellow
bellow is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 4 senses. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.To bowl; to vociferate; to clamor. Dryden.
- 2.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.
- 3.To emit with a loud voice; to shout; -- used with out. "Would bellow out a laugh." Dryden.
- 4.A loud resounding outcry or noise, as of an enraged bull; a roar.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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- What is to bowl; to vociferate; to clamor. Dryden called?
- What is 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 called?
- What is to emit with a loud voice; to shout; -- used with out. "Would bellow out a laugh." Dryden called?
- What is a loud resounding outcry or noise, as of an enraged bull; a roar called?
Sources
- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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