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The definition of bellow means to roar or create a loud, deep sounding cry.

(verb)

An example of bellow is for a cow to moo.

See bellow in Webster's New World College Dictionary

intransitive verb

to roar with a powerful, reverberating sound, as a bull does
to cry out loudly, as in anger or pain

Origin: ME belwen < OE bylgan: for IE base see bell

transitive verb

to utter loudly or powerfully

noun

the sound of bellowing

Bellow, Saul (born Solomon Bellows) 1915-2005; U.S. novelist, born in Canada

See bellow in American Heritage Dictionary 4

verb bel·lowed, bel·low·ing, bel·lows

verb, intransitive

To make the deep roaring sound characteristic of a bull.
To shout in a deep voice.

verb, transitive

To utter in a loud, powerful voice. See Synonyms at shout.

noun

The roar of a large animal, such as a bull.
A very loud utterance or other sound.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English belwen

Origin: , perhaps from Old English belgan, to be enraged

Origin: , and bylgan, to bellow

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belˈlow·er noun

Canadian-born American writer whose novels, including The Dangling Man (1944) and Humboldt's Gift (1975), often concern an alienated individual within an indifferent society. He won the 1976 Nobel Prize for literature.

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