bellow

Deep angry shout

Bellow is a loud, deep roar—the sound a bull makes, or an angry person: He bellowed orders across the yard.

The verb suggests volume and force rather than articulation.

As a noun, a bellow is such a sound: a bellow of rage.

The plural bellows is a device that blows air, used to fan fires or pump organ pipes.

vocalization

roar

Loud, deep animal cry

bawl · holler · boom · cry · howl · bark · bluster · vociferate · exclaim · call

pain

agony

Extreme physical or emotional pain

howl · groan · cry · torment · suffering · writhe · shriek · distress · wounded · guttural

anger

rage

Intense, violent anger

  • furyIntense violent anger
  • wrathFierce, punishing anger
  • outrageFierce moral indignation

temper · seethe · fume · livid · indignation · exasperation · resentment · hostility · eruption · tirade

bellows

forge

Furnace for shaping metal

fire · hearth · airflow · pumping · accordion · concertina · organ · blast · fan · draft

animal

bull

Steer before castration

  • cattleDomesticated bovines kept commercially
  • oxCastrated male cattle
  • mooseLargest cervid, northern forests

elk · buffalo · bison · stag · rutting · mating · herd · pasture · charge · snort

Categories
Opposites
volume/intensity of vocalization

bellowwhisper

Speech without full voice

murmur · mumble · mutter · breathe · sigh

emotional force/aggression

bellowwhimper

Quiet, plaintive cry

mewl · pule · whine · squeak · peep

clarity/articulateness

bellowmouth

Oral opening

mumble · mutter · babble · grunt · stammer

Phrases
Family

belly, bellowed, bellowing, bellows, bellower, bellowings

Familiarity
Top 100,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G