bowel

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈbaʊəl/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈbaʊəl, baʊl/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(bou′əl, boul)

Inflections of 'bowel' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
When both "l" and "ll" forms exist, spellings with a double "l" are correct, but rare, in US English, while those with a single "l" are not correct in UK English.
bowels
v 3rd person singular
bowelling
v pres p (Mainly UK)
boweling
v pres p (US)
bowelled
v past (Mainly UK)
boweled
v past (US)
bowelled
v past p (Mainly UK)
boweled
v past p (US)

Collocations for "bowel"


Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "bowel" in context.

WordReference English Collocations © 2025

bowel

ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.
n as adj
  1. [able, unable] to make a bowel movement
  2. a [large, necessary, small] bowel movement
  3. had a bowel movement
  4. has bowel cancer
  5. has a bowel obstruction
  6. has irritable bowel syndrome
  7. common bowel diseases
  8. [normal, proper, limited] bowel function
'bowel' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
bladder - function - movement - regular

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