belled

verb

past tense of bell
as in howled

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for belled
  1. howled
  2. wailed
  3. shouted
  4. yelled
  5. hollered
  6. cried
  7. pealed
  8. bawled
Verb
  • Jingoists howled with rage that a foreigner—no, worse, a German—had got the England job.
    — Jon Allsop, New Yorker, 18 June 2026
  • Audiences and technophiles have been wowed, but film purists have howled over the trimming of more than 25 minutes of runtime, including some musical numbers.
    — Dade Hayes, Deadline, 16 June 2026
Definition of howled
Verb
  • Others complained their ears still rang from how hard their children wailed for AC, a plea the women denied them in the interest of saving on utility bills.
    — Danielle Parker, CBS News, 30 June 2026
  • Kimiya wailed as the bio-andy moved toward the gaping hole.
    — Jeff Spry, Space.com, 26 June 2026
Definition of wailed
Verb
  • In the ensuing 18 years, Gomez and Swift have consistently palled around at awards shows, supported each other's new albums, and shouted each other out on social media.
    — Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 4 July 2026
  • Paul also shouted out Wolves president of basketball operations Tim Connelly, coach Chris Finch and the Wolves’ ownership group, helmed by Marc Lore and Alex Rodriguez.
    — Jon Krawczynski, New York Times, 4 July 2026
Definition of shouted
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  • Fans inside the stadium and at watch parties across the nation yelled at the screens.
    — Marcus Thompson II, New York Times, 2 July 2026
  • Civalli, who was at the center of a scuffle in the fourth inning, yelled at Red Sox first baseman Willson Contreras after striking him out, causing the benches to clear.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 1 July 2026
Definition of yelled
Verb
  • At Daytona International Speedway more than 70,000 persons whooped, hollered and slugged down beer watching Cale Yarborough win the Firecracker 400 automobile race.
    — Orlando Sentinel Staff, The Orlando Sentinel, 4 July 2026
  • As the market opened for business and hummed and hollered across the league Tuesday, the Canucks and their first-year management team remained on the sidelines.
    — Thomas Drance, New York Times, 24 June 2026
Definition of hollered
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  • At the final whistle, some fans cried, some sat down with blank looks, some were mad, and others just seemed happy for the experience.
    — Ben Church, CNN Money, 6 July 2026
  • And it was said by John Lewis that Martin Luther King cried at that moment, knowing that would mean the Voting Rights Act passed.
    — NBC news, NBC news, 5 July 2026
Definition of cried
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  • The bells of Westminster Abbey pealed for an hour.
    — Rebecca Mead, New Yorker, 21 Feb. 2026
Definition of pealed
Verb
  • The baby bawled, the women and girls tiptoed, and at last Lina and the Brown family reached the ground and ran across the street.
    — Danielle Parker, CBS News, 21 Apr. 2026
  • Both men bawled in a viral clip that brought their accomplishment into full focus.
    — Chandler Rome, New York Times, 18 Mar. 2026
Definition of bawled
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