bellow
The deep roar of a large animal, or any similar loud noiseThe deep roar of a large animal, or any similar loud noise.
» The bellows aren't working.
Die Blasebälge funktionieren nicht. — Yorwba
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1 sensesThe deep roar of a large animal, or any similar loud noise.
Röhren, Brüllen
рёвrjov
a very loud utterance (like the sound of an animal)
Examples
13 sentencesThe bellows aren't working.
deDie Blasebälge funktionieren nicht. — Yorwba
Do the oxen bellow when their mangers are full?
Хіба ревуть воли, як ясла повні? — deniko
The lion bellows out a roar.
The bull bellows and paws the ground before charging.
ruБык перед атакой ревёт и роет землю. — Wezel
The giant refrigerator was bellowing cold air into the room.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English belwen, from Old English belgan, bylgan (“to become angry, to swell wiFrom 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”).
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