bellow

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See also below, bellows, and billow

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[edit] Etymology

Middle English belwen, from Old English bylgian, cognate with belg “leather bag,” bellan “to roar,” blāwan “to blow”. Cognate with German bellen (to bark), Old Slavonic блея[1] (Russian блеять (baa, bleat)).

[edit] Noun

Singular
bellow

Plural
bellows

bellow (plural bellows)

  1. the deep roar of a large animal, or any similar loud noise

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[edit] Verb

Infinitive
to bellow

Third person singular
bellows

Simple past
bellowed

Past participle
bellowed

Present participle
bellowing

to bellow (third-person singular simple present bellows, present participle bellowing, simple past and past participle bellowed)

  1. to make a noise like the deep roar of a large animal
  2. to shout or scream in a deep voice

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  • Notes:
  1. ^ bellow in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913