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• n  a mechanical device that blows a strong current of air; used to make a fire burn more fiercely or to sound a musical instrument
• n  a very loud utterance (like the sound of an animal)
• n  United States author (born in Canada) whose novels influenced American literature after World War II (1915-2005)
• v  shout loudly and without restraint
• v  make a loud noise, as of animal

• The giant strides into Mead Hall and bellows, "I am Beowulf, and I'm here to kill your monster.
• The sounds of construction would have mixed with the bleats and bellows of sacrificial animals for sale in streetside shops.
• The heart is self-evidently a pump; the lungs are clearly bellows.

• bellow
• bellowing
• holla
• holler
• hollering
• hollo
• holloa
• roar
• roaring
• yowl
• Bellow
• Saul Bellow
• Solomon Bellow
• bawl

News & Articles

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• Chord Overstreet: Solo Show at The Roxy!
  Chord Overstreet rocks a black leather jacket as he leaves a party at Bootsy Bellows on Friday night (June 14) in West Hollywood, Calif. The 24-year-old Glee actor recently announced that he will be performing a solo show at The Roxy on July 20th! PHOTOS: Check out the latest pics of Chord Overstreet “Hey y’all! [...]
  June 16, 2013 - Just Jared Jr.
• Bellows Falls drug suspect turns himself in
  Thursday June 13, 2013 BELLOWS FALLS -- The man police had been searching for since executing a search warrant on an Atkinson Street property last week turned himself in Monday.
  June 13, 2013 - Brattleboro Reformer
• Green Mountain Railroad wants to build propane distribution center in Bellows Falls
  Thursday June 13, 2013 BELLOWS FALLS -- Green Mountain Railroad is interested in building a propane distribution center on the Vermont side of the tracks and creating a fenced-in area for bulk tank truck access, according to Acting Municipal Manager Willis D. "Chip" Stearns.
  June 13, 2013 - Brattleboro Reformer

Quotes

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• Rob Hyman in Philadelphia Inquirer
  You can walk into any bar in Germany,says Rob Hyman, cofounder of the band, "and sing 'Johnny B' and they're going to go . . . He throws a fist in the air and in a soused Teutonic accent bellows, the Hooters!"
• Chris Dodd in Los Angeles Times
  He said, 'I'm OK,' or words to that effect,Dodd said. "It's not a medical conclusion, but when he bellows, he's usually in pretty good shape."
• Paul Sereno in guardian.co.uk
  In breathing, bird lungs don't expand and contract,Sereno said by telephone from Mendoza, Argentina, where he is attending an international palaeontological meeting. "Instead birds have a system of bellows air sacs that shunt air through...