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 hearing was briefly stopped several times by protesters with at least one shouting about the deadly fires in Los Angeles and the role fossil fuels play in global warming.
    Timothy Gardner, USA TODAY, 16 Jan. 2025
  • Authentic marketing isn’t about shouting the loudest but speaking the clearest.
    Carlo Tortora Brayda, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025
Definition of shout
Verb
  • Seacrest encouraged him to bay back, setting Sawyer up for a howling good time.
    Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 9 Jan. 2025
  • And gunning mallards in a howling snowstorm is an all-time iconic duck hunting experience.
    Alex Robinson, Outdoor Life, 8 Jan. 2025
Definition of howl
Verb
  • Instead, sirens wailed and Celine’s parents did not hear from her.
    Megan Feringa, The Athletic, 2 Jan. 2025
  • Yet there is no indication in the new trailer that the Sirens will wail for long.
    Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of wail
Verb
  • The men yelled and waved a flashlight, but the other vessel didn’t respond or change course.
    David Wolman, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 Jan. 2025
  • One mother told me that, by the end of every self-tape, her child has yelled at her at least once.
    Lauren Hilgers, Vulture, 7 Jan. 2025
Definition of yell
Verb
  • Trump trolled him for weeks and now this news comes [cry laughing emoji].
    Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 6 Jan. 2025
  • Mahali cried in front of the press cameras that came to report her father’s death.
    Matthew Bremner, Rolling Stone, 5 Jan. 2025
Definition of cry
Verb
  • 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
  • Minutes later, more explosions peal through the air, as the Israeli military responds to the source of the fire.
    Melanie Lidman, Los Angeles Times, 15 Dec. 2023
Definition of peal
Verb
  • The health districts said the region had seen 171 cases of whooping cough as of Sept. 5, with most in Ada County.
    Angela Palermo, Idaho Statesman, 7 Jan. 2025
  • There were also more cases of whooping cough in 2024 than in any other year since 2014 (and more cases than in all of 2019, 2020, 2021, and 2022 combined).
    Sam Walters, Discover Magazine, 31 Dec. 2024
Definition of whoop
Verb
  • While this might make some architects holler, he’s got a point: who among us doesn’t have the ability to create things...
    Chris Westfall, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025
  • Davis and subsequently Streep — whose acceptance speech included a biographical survey of half the celebrities in the room and a call for resistance made in a voice gone hoarse by hollering at Women’s March protests the day before — know the only way out is through.
    Vulture Staff, Vulture, 5 Jan. 2025
Definition of holler
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