Bellow

Definitions: Bellow

Bellow

Noun

1. A very loud utterance (like the sound of an animal); "his bellow filled the hallway".

Verb

1. Shout loudly and without restraint.

2. Make a loud noise, as of animal; "The bull bellowed".

Date "bellow" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1379. (references)

Domain	Definitions
Fine Arts	The pleated, expansible part in a camera. Source: European Union. (references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Synonyms: Bellow

Synonyms: bellowing (n), holla (n), holler (n), hollering (n), hollo (n), holloa (n), roaring (n), yowl (n), bawl (v), roar (v). (additional references)

Context	Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus).
Lamentation	Scream; (cry out); mew; (animal sounds); groan, moan, whine; roar; roar like a bull, bellow like a bull; cry out lustily, rend the air.
Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus.

Crosswords: Bellow

English words defined with "bellow": Bellowed, bellowing ♦ Coamings ♦ holla, holler, hollering, hollo, holloa ♦ Rebellow, Reboation, roar, roaring ♦ yowl. (references)

Specialty definitions using "bellow": bellows assembler, BELLOWS MAKER. (references)

Etymologies containing "bellow": Mugient ♦ Reboation. (references)

Domain	Title
Books	Conversations With Contemporary American Writers: Saul Bellow, I.b. Singer, Joyce Carol Oates, David Madden, Barry Beckham, Josephine Miles, Gerald Stern, Stephen Dunn, Etheridge Knight, Marilynne Robinson And William Stafford.(Costerus NS 50) (reference) Prophets of Recognition: Ideology and the Individual in Novels by Ralph Ellison, Toni Morrison, Saul Bellow, and Eudora Welty (Southern Literary stud (reference) Saul Bellow (reference) (more book examples)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Play	Caption	Play	Caption
	Roar; bellow; gorilla; anthropoid ape; simian; primate; barbarous; bloodthirsty; dangerous; enraged; feral; ferocious; fiery; furious; infuriated; primitive; raging; savage; untamed; vicious; violent; wild; enraged; maddened; provoked.		Cow; calf; moo; bull; bellow.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Author	Quotation
Saul Bellow	All a writer has to do to get a woman is to say he's a writer. It's an aphrodisiac.
	Goodness is achieved not in a vacuum, but in the company of other men, attended by love.
	Any artist should be grateful for a nanve grace which puts him beyond the need to reason elaborately.
	There are evils that have the ability to survive identification and go on for ever... money, for instance, or war.
	Everybody knows there is no fineness or accuracy of suppression; if you hold down one thing, you hold down the adjoining.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

"Bellow" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 56.03% of the time. "Bellow" is used about 116 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)

Parts of Speech	Percent	Usage per 100 Million Words	Rank in English
Noun (singular)	56.03%	65	41,645
Lexical Verb (infinitive)	26.72%	31	62,296
Noun (proper)	12.93%	15	90,616
Lexical Verb (base form)	4.31%	5	157,705
Total	100.00%	116	N/A

The following table summarizes the usage of "bellow" based on a population census conducted in the United States. Ranks and frequencies are based on all names reported and classified.

Name	Usage/Gender	Usage per 100 million Persons	Rank in USA
Bellow	Last name	300	28,002
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.

Expressions using "bellow": bellow at ♦ bellow out ♦ bellow stairs. Additional references.
Hyphenated Usage
	Beginning with "bellow": bellow-tower.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.

Language		Translations for "bellow"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
Albanian		ulërij (bark, bluster, Bray, cry out, howl, scream, ululate, yell), rënkoj (groan, howl, mewl, moan, sob, wail, whimper, whine), pallje (low, moo, mooing), pëllas (Bray, heehaw, low, moo). (various references)

Arabic		‏خوار (bell, bellowing, faint-hearted, low, moo, mooing, roar), ‏خار (roar), ‏جأر (bell), ‏رفع الصوت عاليا. (various references)

Bulgarian		рева (bark, blubber, cry, heehaw, hoot, pipe, roar, squall, trumpet, yell), гърмя (bang, boom, fulminate, peal, pop off, roll, speak, thunder), мучене (low, moo), муча (low, moo), бушувам (bluster, ramp, storm, surge, welter). (various references)

Chinese		轰鸣声, �'吼 (rave, snarl). (various references)

Czech		buèet (low, moo), hulákat (bawl, hoot, howl, vociferate), řvát (bawl, roar, scream). (various references)

Danish		baelg (bellows, bladder, follicle, hull, husk, pod). (various references)

Dutch		grommen (bleat, neigh), brullen (bleat, howl, neigh, roar, yell), blaten (bleat, neigh), balken (bleat, bray, neigh). (various references)

Esperanto		bleki (bleat, neigh). (various references)

Farsi		غریوکردن , صدای گاوکردن . (various references)

Finnish		ammua (bleat, low, moo, neigh). (various references)

French		hurler, crier. (various references)

Frisian		brinzgje (bleat, neigh), balte (bleat, neigh), âlje (bleat, neigh). (various references)

German		unten (at the bottom of, below, beneath, down, down below, down here, down south, down there, downrightrechts, downstairs, downstream, lowly, under, underfoot, underneath), brüllen (bawl, bawl out, blare, blare out, bleat, boohoo, boom, holler, howl, neigh, roar, scream, shout, snap out, squall, to roar, trumpet, yell). (various references)

Greek		μουγκρίζω (groan, growl, moan). (various references)

Hungarian		ordítás (heehaw, howl, roar, roaring, squall, yawp, yell), morajlás (boom, hubble bubble, roar, roaring, rut), bőgés (bleating, roar, roaring, rutting). (various references)

Indonesian		bentakan (bark, growl), mendengung (see: berdengung), dengungan (buzz, drone, hum, propaganda, wail). (various references)

Italian		barrito, urlo (bawl, cry, hoop, howl, scream, shout, wail, yell), soffietto (air pump, bellows, gusset, lever-operated bellows, protective boot), muggire (howl, low, moo, roar), mugghiare (low, moo, roar), fragore (bang, clang, clangor, clangour, crash, thunder, uproar). (various references)

Japanese Kanji		�'号 (angry roar), �"�り (groan, growl, howl, roar, sough). (various references)

Japanese Katakana		うなり (groan, growl, howl, roar, sough), ど�"う (angry roar, local clan). (various references)

Korean		우�" 소리 (Peep, Whine). (various references)

Manx		garveigey (bellowing, roar), garveigagh (bellowing, roaring), garveig (roar), buirroogh (growl, low, roar, rumble, trumpet, trumpet of elephant), baical. (various references)

Pig Latin		ellowbay

Portuguese		bramir (bell, roar, storm), berro (bawl, hypoderma, low, roar, roaring, shout, warble, warble fly, yell, yowl), berrar (bawl, cry out, howler, low, roar, scream, shout, vociferate, waul, yap, yell, yowl), rugir (growl, howl, rave, roar), rugido (roar, roaring, rut), ronco (drone, growl, grunt, hum, hum bars, rhonchus, rumble, snore, snoring), retumbar (blare, resound, thunder), mugir (bull, low altitude, mooch, roar), fole (air pump, bellows, bladder, blow, lever-operated bellows). (various references)

Romanian		zbierat, zbiera (bawl, bluster, Bray, cry, cry out, roar), striga (bark out, bawl, brawl, break, call, call out, clamor, clamour, cry, cry cherries, cry out, ejaculate, hail, hallo, halloo, hollo, hoop, howl, page, roar, scream, screech, shout, shriek, shriek out, squall, vociferate, yell), rage (Bray, howl, low, roar), mugi (howl, low, moo, roar, trumpet), muget (bellowing, bluster, hoot, howl, low, moo, roar). (various references)

Russian		рявкать (bark), реветь от боли, мычать (low, moo), мычание (low, moo, mooing). (various references)

Scottish		beuc (roar), bùir (as deer or bull). (various references)

Serbo-Croatian		urlik (howl, roar, yowl), rika (roar), mukanje (low, moo, mooing), izvikati, derati se (bawl, scream). (various references)

Spanish		bramido (bell, boom, howl, roar). (various references)

Swedish		råma (bleat, howl, moo, neigh, roar), vråla (bawl, howl, roar, yell), vrål (howl, roar, yell), skälla (bark, bay, bell, scold, scream, woof, yelp), böla (bleat, low, neigh). (various references)

Turkish		bağırmak (bark, bark at, bawl, bell, call, cry, ejaculate, exclaim, holler, hollo, holloa, hoop, hoot, howl, roar, scream, shout, shout at, shout out, sing out, troat, trumpet, whoop, yell), bağırma (exclamation, hollo, holloa, hoop, howl, outcry, scream, shout, whoop, yell), böğürmek (bell, low, moo), böğürme (low, moo, mooing), feryat etmek (cry out, scream, shriek, squall, ululate, wail), feryat (clamor, clamour, cry, howl, jeremiad, lamentation, outcry, scream, shout, ululation, wail), <anirmak> (bleat, neigh). (various references)

Turkmen		molamak (moo). (various references)

Ukranian		ревіння (blubber, howl, howling, rave, roaring), ревти (bell, chide, low, roar), волати (bawl, wail, yell), волання, вити (chide, howl, twine, yawl, yowl). (various references)

Vietnamese		tiếng bò rống (moo). (various references)

Welsh		bugunad (bellowing, roar), breferad (bellowing), rhuo (bluster, roar), peuo (puff). (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

Language	Period	Translations
Sumerian	3100 BCE-2500 BCE	ur . . . �a. (various references)
Latin	500 BCE-Modern	boem, bove, bovem, boves, bovesque, bovi, bovis, mugientem, mugientes, mugientium, mugierunt, mugiet, mugio, mugistis, mugitu, rudis, rugiat, rugiebam, rugiemus, rugiens, rugient, rugientes, rugientibus, rugierunt, rugiet, rugit, rugitu, rugitus, rugiunt. (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Language	Date	Source	Jeremiah Chapter 50, Verse 11
Greek (transliterated)	250 BC	Septuagint	Kai eiseleusetai kai pataxei ghn aiguptou ouV eiV qanaton eiV qanaton kai ouV eiV apoikismon eiV apoikismon kai ouV eiV romfaian eiV romfaian
Latin	405	Vulgate	Quoniam exultatis et magna loquimini diripientes hereditatem meam quoniam effusi estis sicut vitulus super herbam et mugistis ut tauri
Middle English	1395	Wyclif	For yee ful out ioyen, and grete thingus speken, reuende awei myn eritage; for heeld out yee ben as calues vpon gres, and yee looweden as boolis.
Jacobean English	1611	King James	Because ye were glad, because ye rejoiced, O ye destroyers of mine heritage, because ye are grown fat as the heifer at grass, and bellow as bulls;
Victorian English	1833	Webster	Because ye were glad, because ye rejoiced, O ye destroyers of my heritage, because ye are grown fat as the heifer at grass, and bellow as bulls;
Basic English	1964	Ogden	Because you are glad, because you are lifted up with pride, you wasters of my heritage, because you are playing like a young cow put out to grass, and you make a noise like strong horses;
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Language	Jeremiah Chapter 50, Verse 11
Cebuano	Tungod kay kamo nangalipay, tungod kay kamo nanagmaya, Oh kamo nga maoy nanulis sa akong panulondon, tungod kay kamo mapatuyangon ingon sa usa ka vaca nga dumalaga nga nagatamak sa trigo, ug mobahihi ingon sa makusog nga mga kabayo;
Croatian	"Da! Radujte se samo i klikujte, vi pljaèkaši moje baštine! Poskakujte k'o june na paši! Ržite kao ždrebad!
Danish	Glæd eder kun og jubl, I, som plyndrede min Arvelod, spring som Kalve i Engen, vrinsk som Hingste
Dutch	Omdat gij u verblijd hebt, omdat gij van vreugde hebt opgesprongen, gij plunderaars Mijner erfenis! omdat gij geil geworden zijt als een grazige vaars, en hebt gebriest als de sterke paarden;
Finnish	Iloitkaa vain, riemuitkaa vain, te minun perintöosani riistäjät, hypelkää kuin puiva hieho, ja hirnukaa kuin orhit:
French	Oui, soyez dans la joie, dans l`allégresse, Vous qui avez pillé mon héritage! Oui, bondissez comme une génisse dans l`herbe, Hennissez comme des chevaux fougueux!
German	darum daß ihr euch des freut und rühmt, daß ihr mein Erbteil geplündert habt, und hüpft wie die jungen Kälber und wiehert wie die starken Gäule.
Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari	TUHAN berkata, "Hai orang Babel, kamu merampok umat-Ku. Kamu melompat-lompat gembira seperti kuda yang meringkik, dan seperti sapi yang sedang merumput.
Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama	Tegal kamu sudah menyukakan dirimu dan tegal kamu sudah melompat dengan sukacita, hai segala penjarah bahagian-Ku pusaka! tegal kamu sudah berlezat laksana lembu muda yang mengirik dan kamu sudah meringkik seperti kuda jantan.
Italian	Gioite pure e tripudiate, saccheggiatori della mia eredit� ! Saltate pure come giovenchi su un prato e nitrite come destrieri!
Maori	No te mea e koa ana koutou, no te mea e whakamanamana ana koutou, e te hunga e pahua nei i toku kainga tupu, no te mea e takarokaro ana koutou, pera i te kau kuao e takahi ana i te witi, e tangi ana pera i nga hoiho kaha;
Rumanian	,,Cqci voi v`ayi bucurat wi v`ayi veselit, cknd Mi-ayi jqfuit mowtenirea Mea! Da, sqreayi ca o juncanq kn iarbq, nechiezayi ca niwte armqsari focowi!``
Spanish	Aunque os alegráis y gozáis, oh saqueadores de mi heredad; aunque brincáis como ternera en el pastizal y relincháis como corceles,
Swedish	Ja, om I än glädjens och fröjden eder, I som skövlen min arvedel, om I än hoppen såsom kvigor på tröskplatsen och frusten såsom hingstar
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Derivations
	Words beginning with "bellow": bellowed, bellower, bellowers, bellowing, bellows. (additional references)
Misspellings
	"Bellow" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: Ballou, Bedlowe, Belew, Bellew, bellic, bello, belloa, belloe, bellon, Bellos, Bellto, belo, belown, Berlow, Bilbow, bilow, Bollom, bollow, bolow, Bullow, Dellow, Kellow. (additional references)
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

# of Phoneme Matches	Pronunciation	Word(s) rhyming with "bellow" (pronounced be"lō)
3	-e" l ō	cello, fellow, Martello, mellow, Morello, yellow.
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits.

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Words within the letters "b-e-l-l-o-w"
	-1 letter: below, bowel, elbow.
	-2 letters: bell, blew, blow, bole, boll, bowl, lobe, lowe, well.
	-3 letters: bel, bow, ell, lob, low, obe, ole, owe, owl, web, woe.
	-4 letters: be, bo, el, lo, oe, ow, we, wo.
	Words containing the letters "b-e-l-l-o-w"
	+1 letter: bellows, cowbell.
	+2 letters: bellowed, bellower, bellwort, billowed, blowhole, bowelled, bowllike, cowbells, plowable, snowbell, sowbelly, wellborn.
	+3 letters: allowable, bedfellow, bellowers, bellowing, bellworts, billowier, blowflies, blowholes, bowelless, bowelling, lowballed, snowbells.
	+4 letters: bedfellows, bellflower, billowiest, embowelled, snowballed, sowbellies.
	+5 letters: bellflowers, disbowelled, embowelling, glassblower, globeflower, swallowable.
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)

42 65 6C 6C 6F 77

Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)

American Sign Language (origins from 1620-1817 in Italy and, especially, France) (references)

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Semaphore (1791, in France) (references)

Braille (1829, in France) (references)

Morse Code (1836) (references)

-... . .-.. .-.. --- .--.

Dancing Men (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, 1903) (references)

Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)

01000010 01100101 01101100 01101100 01101111 01110111

HTML Code (1990) (references)

&#66 &#101 &#108 &#108 &#111 &#119

ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)

0042 0065 006C 006C 006F 0077

British Sign Language (Fingerspelling, BSL; 1992, British Deaf Association Dictionary of British Sign Language) (references)

Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)

Expression	Frequency per Day
saul bellow	65
bellow	33
author bellow	19
saul bellow seize the day	6
bellow biography saul	4
bellow pain send	3
40 bellow summer	3
bellow fuel pump	2
bellow seal	2
alexandra bellow	2
alienation bellow by dangling in man saul	2
bellow saul victim	2
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Bellow

Definitions: Bellow

Bellow

Noun

Verb

Specialty Definitions: Bellow

Fine Arts

Synonyms: Bellow

Synonyms within Context: Bellow

Lamentation

Crosswords: Bellow

Commercial Usage: Bellow

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Sounds Captioned with "Bellow".

Familiar Quotations: Bellow

Saul Bellow

Usage Frequency: Bellow

Name Usage Frequency: Bellow

Expressions: Bellow

Frequency of Internet Keywords: Bellow

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saul bellow seize the day

bellow biography saul

bellow pain send

40 bellow summer

bellow fuel pump

bellow seal

alexandra bellow

alienation bellow by dangling in man saul

bellow saul victim

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Ancestral Language Translations: Bellow

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Matched Bible Translations: Bellow

Derivations & Misspellings: Bellow

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Anagrams: Bellow

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Alternative Orthography: Bellow

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