bell

verb

Definition of bellnext
as in to shout

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bell
  1. shout
  2. howl
  3. wail
  4. yell
  5. cry
  6. peal
  7. whoop
  8. holler
Verb
  • The new inmates were then forced to kneel while prison guards shaved their hair and shouted commands.
    — Michael Rios, CNN, 17 Mar. 2025
  • Meghan talked about struggling with toxic press coverage while Harry described how his older brother, Prince William, shouted at him.
    — Stephanie Nolasco, Fox News, 17 Mar. 2025
Definition of shout
Verb
  • Some Republicans made direct analogies between the first president and the sixteenth—to the howling disdain of many detractors.
    — Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 12 Feb. 2025
  • Give the Gallowgate End an excuse to howl and roar, 20 years ago or now, and the noise will blow the roof off.
    — Chris Waugh, The Athletic, 6 Feb. 2025
Definition of howl
Verb
  • David Sanborn’s alto wails through the title track like an exorcism, while Carlos Alomar lays down the kind of liquid guitar groove that would define Bowie’s next few years.
    — Darryn King, Forbes, 15 Mar. 2025
  • At the scene Tuesday afternoon, a woman who identified herself as the victim’s girlfriend wailed as detectives investigated the grisly bloodshed.
    — Elizabeth Keogh, New York Daily News, 12 Mar. 2025
Definition of wail
Verb
  • Characters yell confessions and spew insults from across rooms and tables.
    — Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Mar. 2025
  • Outside the Latvian Cultural Center, Fisk yells at Sheila - who hasn't revealed Daniel's part in the leak - about the news, demanding an all-hands meeting to find out who leaked the story.
    — Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 19 Mar. 2025
Definition of yell
Verb
  • Although anyone can injure a baby in a moment of frustration, most prevention research has focused specifically on helping parents understand why infants cry or become fussy.
    — Lori Frasier, The Conversation, 19 Mar. 2025
  • By crying wolf at everything, all credibility is lost.
    — Nicolee Ambrose, Baltimore Sun, 17 Mar. 2025
Definition of cry
Verb
  • Over the next couple hours, the cranes slowly pealed off from the roosting flock and headed out to feed.
    — Contributed Content, Twin Cities, 25 Mar. 2024
  • What other unique design features are a part of the new St. Charles? Another feature of the church people can enjoy, Cattani said, are four large bells in the church's bell tower that peal throughout the day as well as for weddings and funerals.
    — Cathy Kozlowicz, Journal Sentinel, 18 Apr. 2024
Definition of peal
Verb
  • Pregnant women are given boosters for Tdap at around 27 to 36 weeks to protect their babies from whooping cough until the infants can get their own shot at two months.
    — Melissa Dahl, NBC News, 22 Feb. 2025
  • The reason whooping cough can bring on such a gnarly, well, cough in the first place is because of how B. pertussis wreaks havoc: These bugs latch on to the cilia (a.k.a. tiny hairlike protrusions) on cells in your respiratory tract and ooze toxins, triggering inflammation and swelling.
    — Erica Sloan, SELF, 13 Feb. 2025
Definition of whoop
Verb
  • Other vehicles honked while driving by, or whooped and hollered to show support.
    — Jeff A. Chamer, Charlotte Observer, 28 Feb. 2025
  • On Monday night, Fox comedian Greg Gutfeld’s very first quip was about Reid, and his studio audience cheered and hollered with approval.
    — Brian Stelter, CNN, 25 Feb. 2025
Definition of holler
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