bellows

[bel-ohz, -uhz] / ˈbɛl oʊz, -əz /

VERB

holler

Synonyms

STRONG

bark bawl bay blare bluster bray call clamor cry howl low roar rout scream shout shriek wail whoop yawp yell yelp

WEAK

beller

Antonyms

STRONG

be quiet whimper

Example Sentences

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To learn how to restore his instrument, Rinaudo enlisted the help of a mechanic friend who taught him how to fix all the valves, gears, pipes and bellows.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 3, 2025

He bellows 'Vamos' when big moments go his way in matches and also regularly shows his emotion by breaking out into beaming smiles.

From BBC • Jul. 12, 2025

“Of course it’s folly!” he bellows, his voice shaking.

From New York Times • May 30, 2024

They liken the mechanism to a toy known as a stomp rocket, in which stomping on an air-filled plastic bellows shoots a foam rocket into the air.

From Science Magazine • May 27, 2024

Beside me, Basil pumped industriously at the bellows.

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss