bellow

[bel-oh] /ˈbɛl oʊ/
verb (used without object)
1.
to emit a hollow, loud, animal cry, as a bull or cow.
2.
to roar; bawl:
bellowing with rage.
verb (used with object)
3.
to utter in a loud deep voice:
He bellowed his command across the room.
noun
4.
an act or sound of bellowing.
Origin
before 1000; Middle English belwen, akin to Old English bylgan to roar (compare for the vowel Old High German bullôn); extended form akin to bell2
Related forms
bellower, noun
outbellow, verb (used with object)
Synonyms
2. See cry.

Bellow

[bel-oh] /ˈbɛl oʊ/
noun
1.
Saul, 1915–2005, U.S. novelist, born in Canada: Nobel Prize in Literature 1976.
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British Dictionary definitions for bellow

bellow

/ˈbɛləʊ/
verb
1.
(intransitive) to make a loud deep raucous cry like that of a bull; roar
2.
to shout (something) unrestrainedly, as in anger or pain; bawl
noun
3.
the characteristic noise of a bull
4.
a loud deep sound, as of pain or anger
Derived Forms
bellower, noun
Word Origin
C14: probably from Old English bylgan; related to bellan to bell²

Bellow

/ˈbɛləʊ/
noun
1.
Saul. 1915–2005, US novelist, born in Canada. His works include Dangling Man (1944), The Adventures of Angie March (1954), Herzog (1964), Humboldt's Gift (1975), The Dean's December (1981), and Ravelstein (2000): Nobel prize for literature 1976
Word Origin and History for bellow
v.

apparently from Old English bylgan "to bellow," from PIE root *bhel- (4) "to sound, roar." Originally of animals, especially cows and bulls; used of human beings since c.1600. Related: Bellowed; bellowing. As a noun from 1779.