Antonyms for bellowed


Grammar : Verb
Spell : bel-oh
Phonetic Transcription : ˈbɛl oʊ


Definition of bellowed

Origin :
  • 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.
  • verb holler
Example sentences :
  • He could have thrown himself on the floor and bellowed to be let alone.
  • Extract from : « The Prisoner » by Alice Brown
  • "You may expect some rare fooling with the engines, Jack," he bellowed.
  • Extract from : « End of the Tether » by Joseph Conrad
  • “Then came the Mensheviki with their law,” he bellowed xxxvii suddenly.
  • Extract from : « The Crimson Tide » by Robert W. Chambers
  • He got to his feet swiftly beside me, bellowed, and took the fence.
  • Extract from : « 'Charge It' » by Irving Bacheller
  • Mere child as I was I could hardly have bellowed like a bull.
  • Extract from : « My Reminiscences » by Rabindranath Tagore
  • Gid Ward just bellowed once at that lawyer, and he ran away, ki-yi!
  • Extract from : « The Rainy Day Railroad War » by Holman Day
  • He bellowed the word "got" and thunked his fist on his knee.
  • Extract from : « The Rainy Day Railroad War » by Holman Day
  • The brakes squealed and Mario bellowed at him from the road.
  • Extract from : « Image of the Gods » by Alan Edward Nourse
  • That had been why the creature had bellowed and run to seal itself off from him.
  • Extract from : « The Worshippers » by Damon Francis Knight
  • "Did you see what that—that——" bellowed Lumpy as Tad rode up to him.
  • Extract from : « The Pony Rider Boys in Texas » by Frank Gee Patchin

Synonyms for bellowed

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