Bellow vs. Sigh

Bellow vs. Sigh — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Bellow and Sigh

Bellownoun

the deep roar of a large animal, or any similar loud noise

Sighnoun

A deep, prolonged audible inhale and exhale of breath; as when fatigued, frustrated, grieved, or relieved; the act of sighing.

Bellowverb

To make a loud, deep, hollow noise like the roar of an angry bull.

Sighnoun

Figuratively, a manifestation of grief; a lament.

Bellowverb

To shout in a deep voice.

Sighnoun

(Cockney rhyming slang) A person who is bored.

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Bellownoun

a very loud utterance (like the sound of an animal);

his bellow filled the hallway

Sighverb

(intransitive) To inhale a larger quantity of air than usual, and immediately expel it; to make a deep single audible respiration, especially as the result or involuntary expression of fatigue, exhaustion, grief, sorrow, frustration, or the like.

When she saw it wasn't damaged, she sighed with relief.He sighed. It was going to be a long night.He sighed over the lost opportunity.

Bellownoun

United States novelist (born in Canada in 1915)

Sighverb

(intransitive) To lament; to grieve.

Bellowverb

shout loudly and without restraint

Sighverb

To utter sighs over; to lament or mourn over.

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Bellowverb

make a loud noise, as of animal;

The bull bellowed

Sighverb

(intransitive) To experience an emotion associated with sighing.

He silently sighed for his lost youth.

Sighverb

(intransitive) To make a sound like sighing.

Sighverb

(transitive) To exhale (the breath) in sighs.

She sighed a sigh that was nearly a groan.sigh a note and sing a note

Sighverb

(transitive) To express by sighs; to utter in or with sighs.

"I guess I have no choice," she sighed.She sighed her frustrations.

Sighinterjection

An expression of fatigue, exhaustion, grief, sorrow, frustration, or the like, often used in casual written contexts.

Sigh, I'm so bored at work today.

Sighnoun

an utterance made by exhaling audibly

Sighnoun

a sound like a person sighing;

she heard the sigh of the wind in the trees

Sighverb

heave or utter a sigh; breathe deeply and heavily;

She sighed sadly

Sighverb

utter with a sigh