bellowed

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bellowed - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  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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