From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Bellow \Bel"low\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Bellowed}; p. pr. & vb.
n. {Bellowing}.] [OE. belwen, belowen, AS. bylgean, fr.
bellan; akin to G. bellen, and perh. to L. flere to weep,
OSlav. bleja to bleat, Lith. balsas voice. Cf. {Bell}, n. &
v., {Bawl}, {Bull}.]
1. To make a hollow, loud noise, as an enraged bull.
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2. To bowl; to vociferate; to clamor. --Dryden.
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3. To roar; as the sea in a tempest, or as the wind when
violent; to make a loud, hollow, continued sound.
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The bellowing voice of boiling seas. --Dryden.
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
bellowing
n 1: a very loud utterance (like the sound of an animal); "his
bellow filled the hallway" [syn: {bellow}, {bellowing},
{holla}, {holler}, {hollering}, {hollo}, {holloa}, {roar},
{roaring}, {yowl}]
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