belling

present participle of bell

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for belling
Verb
  • Gary ad-libbed to the sound of howling winds and ominous metal scraping.
    Greg O'Keeffe, New York Times, 21 June 2026
  • With a pummelling rhythm and howling guitar, the new song from fata morgana makes a desperate race against the doom loop.
    Harry Tafoya, Pitchfork, 10 June 2026
Verb
  • Those themes are compelling on paper, but they’re expressed through a confusing mix of abstraction and hyper-local specificity, hidden beneath biker rock riffs, and obscured through Allbrook’s wiry, wailing vocal delivery.
    Cassidy Sollazzo, Pitchfork, 19 June 2026
  • Families broken Noemi, a Guatemalan mother and asylum seeker, stood in the parking lot at an ICE office north of Los Angeles, her three children wailing and clinging to her, glass from the family's car scattered at their feet.
    Claudia Boyd-Barrett, CBS News, 18 June 2026
Verb
  • But just to their left stood a horde of pro-transgender activists, some wearing costumes and others partially unclothed, shouting curse words.
    Jackson Thompson OutKick, FOXNews.com, 1 July 2026
  • An original call for service indicated that suspects pulled up to a CBS media vehicle and began shouting racial obscenities at a CBS cameraman who is Black, a law enforcement source said.
    Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 30 June 2026
Verb
  • Olivia Bithorn, 36, was crying in court Monday as the Nassau County District Attorney's Office described how her long history of alcohol abuse allegedly led to her 18-month-old son's death.
    Carolyn Gusoff, CBS News, 29 June 2026
  • One Jewish woman recounted taking her eight-year-old daughter to a restaurant at Bondi only for her daughter to start crying.
    Oscar Schwartz, New Yorker, 29 June 2026
Verb
  • One of the suspects directed a dog to attack a 54-year-old man while yelling slurs, police said.
    Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 30 June 2026
  • Conrad then began yelling and screaming at Rob, calling him terrible names.
    Jeanne Phillips, Mercury News, 29 June 2026
Verb
  • Normally, howling and yowling in the presence of another cat is not a good sign.
    Joan Morris, Mercury News, 29 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • More than 40,000 patrons crammed into Wrigley Field and the Cubs fans in the crowd were hooting and hollering after their team took a 5-0 lead through six innings Saturday, following a 16-2 win on Friday.
    Jeff Vorva, Chicago Tribune, 21 June 2026
  • Timothée Chalamet exited through the same tunnel and was also hooting and hollering with his fellow Knicks fans.
    Tim Rohan, NBC news, 11 June 2026
Verb
  • As a musician, Ono was known for singing in what has been described as a screechy, caterwauling voice, and many of her musical collaborations with Lennon were baffling to Beatles fans.
    Barbara Spindel, Christian Science Monitor, 24 Mar. 2025
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“Belling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/belling. Accessed 3 Jul. 2026.

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