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
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  • The killings had begun, and the few protesters still waiting in the cold rain howled, their worst nightmares finally made real.
    — J. B. MacKinnon, Harpers Magazine, 22 Sep. 2026
  • There are moments on Wowed Out when a younger James would have howled, would have ventured all the way out to sea, would have let his guitar erupt.
    — Ryan Leas, Pitchfork, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of howled
Verb
  • When his mother-in-law arrived at the home soon after, Flynn wailed and collapsed on the front porch, bodycam footage showed.
    — Nicki Brown, CNN Money, 19 Sep. 2026
  • After her coffin was lowered into the grave and coral stones were arranged on top, her firstborn son, aged 5, was led to it and wailed.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of wailed
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  • Children shouted, amped up on sugar and adrenaline, while orange leaves crunched under their feet.
    — Isa Mudannayake, CNN Money, 17 Oct. 2026
  • Farrelly was on hand to introduce the movie and shouted out his star, newcomer Anthony Ippolito, who has already earned praise for his portrayal of Stallone.
    — Ellise Shafer, Variety, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of shouted
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  • The customer became irate and yelled at the 16-year-old employee behind the counter, shop owner David Forgit said.
    — Sydney Page, Washington Post, 15 Oct. 2026
  • Investigators say Mascara yelled at Rose and threw rocks in his direction, hitting Rose's Jeep.
    — Jennifer Borrasso, CBS News, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of yelled
Verb
  • Families climbed to their rooftops and hollered for rescuers.
    — Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2026
  • As players and coaches hooted and hollered for Richman’s win, Mills socked a cheering Richman with a right hook to his facemask.
    — PJ Green, Kansas City Star, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of hollered
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  • Scores of new fathers kissed their babies for the first time, couples cried and embraced and hundreds of parents let out a collective sigh of relief as the crew disembarked on the north end of the Coronado peninsula.
    — Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 8 Oct. 2026
  • As the scale read 170 pounds, Whitty cupped her mouth with her hands and cried tears of joy.
    — Kyle Melnick, Washington Post, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of cried
Verb
  • His pet names and catchphrases no longer pealed through the halls.
    — Mike Hogan, Vanity Fair, 24 Sep. 2026
  • 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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“Belled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/belled. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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