Word a Day
bellow
What does bellow mean?
bellow (verb): to shout in a deep voice.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you pronounce bellow?
/ˈbɛloʊ/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does bellow come from?
From Middle English belwen, from Old English belgan, bylgan (“to become angry, to swell with rage”).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Words related to bellow
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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What does “bellow” mean?
to grip or grasp tightly
Not quite: that's what clutch means.
to shout in a deep voice
Right! That's what “bellow” means.
communicate a disease to
Not quite: that's what infect means.
produce or yield flowers
Not quite: that's what bloom means.
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