bellow

Etymology

From Middle English belwen, from Old English bylgian, 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”).

noun

1. The deep roar of a large animal, or any similar loud noise.

verb

1. To make a loud, deep, hollow noise like the roar of an angry bull.
   the bellowing voice of boiling seas
2. To shout in a deep voice.
   Then, as the Sunderland fans' cheers bellowed around the stadium, United's title bid was over when it became apparent City had pinched a last-gasp winner to seal their first title in 44 years. May 13, 2012, Alistair Magowan, “Sunderland 0-1 Man Utd”, in BBC Sport