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Yowl vs Bellow - What's the difference?

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Yowl is a related term of bellow.


As nouns the difference between yowl and bellow

is that yowl is a prolonged, loud cry, like the sound of an animal; a wail; a howl while bellow is the deep roar of a large animal, or any similar loud noise.

As verbs the difference between yowl and bellow

is that yowl is utter a yowl while bellow is to make a loud, deep, hollow noise like the roar of an angry bull.

yowl

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A prolonged, loud cry, like the sound of an animal; a wail; a howl.

    • Verb

    (en verb)
  • Utter a yowl.
  • Express by yowling; utter with a yowl.

    • Derived terms

    *yowler

    bellow

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • the deep roar of a large animal, or any similar loud noise

    • Verb

    (en verb)
  • To make a loud, deep, hollow noise like the roar of an angry bull.
  • * Dryden
    • the bellowing voice of boiling seas
  • To shout in a deep voice.
  • *{{quote-news, year=2012
    • , date=May 13 , author=Alistair Magowan , title=Sunderland 0-1 Man Utd , work=BBC Sport citation , page= , passage=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.}}

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