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bell-ringing

bell-ringing noun: the ringing of bells, either as a pastime or for religious observance.

Noun

bell-ringing (countable and uncountable, plural bell-ringings)

  1. The ringing of bells, either as a pastime or for religious observance.

Forms of bell-ringing

pluralbell-ringings

Questions about bell-ringing

What does bell-ringing mean?
Bell-ringing means the ringing of bells, either as a pastime or for religious observance.
What part of speech is bell-ringing?
Bell-ringing is a noun.
What is the plural of bell-ringing?
The plural of bell-ringing is bell-ringings.

Words near bell-ringing in the dictionary

  1. bell-mouthed
  2. bell-pull
  3. bell-pulls
  4. bell-ringer
  5. bell-ringers
  6. bell-ringing
  7. bell-ringings
  8. bell-shaped
  9. bell-tent
  10. bell-tents
  11. bell-topper

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