bellow
/ˈbɛloʊ/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.79 in modern English
11
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
name
A surname.
Example Sentences
- "There was a tap at a door, a bull's bellow from within, and I was face to face with the Professor."
- "the bellowing voice of boiling seas"
- "Then, as the Sunderland fans' cheers bellowed around the stadium, United's title bid was over when it became apparent City had pinched a last-gasp winner to seal their first title in 44 years."
Etymology
From Middle English belwen, from Old English belgan, bylgan (“to become angry, to swell with rage”), ultimately from the Proto-Indo-European *bʰel- (“to sound, roar”), whence also belg (“leather bag”), bellan (“to roar”), blāwan (“to blow”). Cognate with German bellen (“to bark”), Russian бле́ять (bléjatʹ, “baa, bleat”). Compare billow (“wave”), of the same root, also bulge, with related etymology to swelling. Potentially related to bawl, Swedish böl (“bawl”).
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: belwen, belgan, *bʰel-
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈbɛloʊ/
- British English: /ˈbɛləʊ/