bellowings

Deep angry shouts

Bellowings are deep, loud roaring sounds—the kind made by bulls, large animals, or people shouting in anger or pain.

The word captures repeated or sustained instances of such sounds: The bellowings of the wounded beast echoed across the valley.

Figuratively, it describes any loud, aggressive vocal outbursts: His bellowings about the unfair call could be heard throughout the stadium.

cattle

lowing

Cattle's mournful cry

  • mooingBovine vocalization
  • herdGrazing animals together
  • bullSteer before castration

oxen · pasture · bovine · livestock · barnyard · grazing · mating · rutting · stampede · corral

anger

rage

Intense, violent anger

  • furyIntense violent anger
  • wrathFierce, punishing anger
  • outburstSudden emotional release

tantrum · fuming · seething · roaring · thundering · venting · eruption · tirade · ranting · shouting

volume

thunderous

Extremely loud, resounding

echoing · reverberating · stentorian · sonorous · cacophonous · blaring · roaring · rumbling · piercing · ear-splitting

animal

roaring

Making prolonged loud noise

grunting · growling · vocalizing · primal · bestial · territorial · mating · rutting · dominance · warning

Opposites
volume/intensity of sound

bellowingswhispers

Speaks very quietly

murmurs · murmurings · mutterings · whisperings · hushes

manner of vocal expression

bellowingswhispers

Speaks very quietly

coos · cooing · sighs · dulcet tones · soothing sounds

emotional quality

bellowingscooings

Soft dove vocalizations

croonings · lullabies · gentle words · reassurances · sweet nothings

Family

bellowing

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Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G