BELLOWING

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does bellowing mean? 

• BELLOWING (noun)
  The noun BELLOWING has 1 sense:

1. a very loud utterance (like the sound of an animal)

  Familiarity information: BELLOWING used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• BELLOWING (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A very loud utterance (like the sound of an animal)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Synonyms:

bellow; bellowing; holla; holler; hollering; hollo; holloa; roar; roaring; yowl

Context example:

his bellow filled the hallway

Hypernyms ("bellowing" is a kind of...):

call; cry; outcry; shout; vociferation; yell (a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition)

Derivation:

bellow (shout loudly and without restraint)

bellow (make a loud noise, as of animal)

 Context examples 

“Stint your bull's bellowing!” exclaimed the other.

(The White Company, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

The whirl of the two bodies had already started, and still roaring, or bellowing, he pursued this whirl down the room, overtaking it when it fell to the floor.

(Love of Life and Other Stories, by Jack London)

This and a bellowing, roaring, rumbling voice made up my first impression of the notorious Professor Challenger.

(The Lost World, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

The deep-sea voices of these men, rumbling and bellowing in the confined space, produced a wild effect.

(The Sea-Wolf, by Jack London)

His naked fangs and writhing lips were uniformly efficacious, rarely failing to send a bellowing on-rushing dog back on its haunches.

(White Fang, by Jack London)

In a moment the decks were in commotion, Johansen bellowing orders and the men pulling or letting go ropes of various sorts—all naturally confusing to a landsman such as myself.

(The Sea-Wolf, by Jack London)

“Hush that bull's bellowing!” cried Sir Nigel impatiently.

(The White Company, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

Challenger sprang into the air bellowing like a bull, and tore frantically at his coat and shirt to get them off.

(The Lost World, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

From the Yukon arose the hoarse bellowing of a river steamboat.

(White Fang, by Jack London)

It was from them that the great bellowing went up.

(The Sea-Wolf, by Jack London)