German Conversation · Level 55
73 words
German word
bellen
Pronunciation
IPA/ˈbɛlən/
Meaning
- verbbark
Example
Der Hund bellt die ganze Nacht.
The dog barks all night.
More examples
Der Hund bellt laut und weckt die Nachbarn.
The dog barks loudly and wakes the neighbors.
Core concept
A dog breaks the silence with repeated, abrupt calls.
Common phrases
laut bellen
bark loudly
aufgeregt bellen
bark excitedly
den Postboten anbellen
bark at the mail carrier
Similar words
kläffen: To make brief, rapid, shrill calls.
heulen: To make a long howl that carries far.
knurren: To make a low, threatening growl.
winseln: To make a faint, sustained whine seeking help or attention.
Definition in German
Ein Verb für das Ausstoßen kurzer, scharfer Tierlaute, besonders von Hunden, oft wiederholt.
Word origin
German bellen derives from Old High German bellan via Middle High German bellen and belongs to an imitative Germanic group of sound words.
Usage tips
- The related separable verb anbellen means to bark at a person and takes an accusative object, as in Der Hund bellt ihn an.
Opposites
- schweigenbe silentverb
- verstummenfall silentverb
Related words
- das Bellenbarkingnoun
- das Gebellbarkingnoun
- bellendbarkingadjective