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belled

Definition of bellednext
past tense of bell

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Verb
  • Predictably, America’s left-wing mayors howled in protest at the weekend actions.
    The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 5 Jan. 2026
  • Gabriel Ebert was immaculately cast as the teens’ seeming ally of a teacher, and Sink and her castmates all bared their teeth and howled their humanity at the moon.
    Sara Holdren, Vulture, 4 Dec. 2025
Verb
  • Their toddler, who was watching, went into her bedroom and wailed as her father penetrated her mother.
    S. C. Cornell, New Yorker, 5 Jan. 2026
  • Sirens wailed and gunshots rang out as the two men grappled for several seconds, before Ahmed wrenched the gun from the attacker’s hands.
    Laura Sharman, CNN Money, 15 Dec. 2025
Verb
  • Thompson shouted out the star, who joined the show in 2022, during a stop on the Richer Lives by Sofi podcast.
    Lauren Huff, Entertainment Weekly, 11 Jan. 2026
  • People shouted over each other as the performers dithered over ideas and raced around the venue.
    Matthew J. Palm, The Orlando Sentinel, 10 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • As Clanton yelled for help, Yost got back on his feet, grabbed a lamp and waved it at Washington, the affidavit said.
    Claire Osborn, Austin American Statesman, 6 Jan. 2026
  • The majority of these fans yelled for Vanderbilt, and Ralph thanked them for being loud through introductions to the final minutes when the Commodores needed them most.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 5 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • But Vrabel stopped the photographer and hollered another directive.
    Chad Graff, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2026
  • Bostwick asked as the audience hollered.
    Audrey Gibbs, Nashville Tennessean, 23 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The courtroom was full Wednesday of investigators involved over the decades and the extensive Watson family, some of whom cried audibly through the proceedings.
    Grace Zokovitch, Boston Herald, 6 Nov. 2025
  • After Brown disappeared, the owner of the bakery, Alice Lombardi, told CBS News that customers had come into the store and cried.
    Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 4 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • The kid just broke down and bawled.
    Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Once all is shrieked and done, though, what’s left is a faux-prestige screed that’s 100 percent #OhHellNo!
    David Fear, Rolling Stone, 9 Oct. 2025
  • Been there, shrieked at that — but give the Normans credit for leaning into the mean-spirited spirit of the endeavor with some groan- and cheer-worthy fatalities, including a POV shot from the perspective of a witch’s broomstick.
    A.A. Dowd, Vulture, 3 Oct. 2025
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“Belled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/belled. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.

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