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bellringing

bellringing noun: the ringing of bells, as performed by a bellringer.

Noun

bellringing (usually uncountable, plural bellringings)

  1. (usually) The ringing of bells, as performed by a bellringer.
    • He was at last obliged, in consequence of it, to take his departure, for nothing has more contributed to the emigration of the Troll-folk out of the country than the increasing piety of the people, and their taking to bell-ringing.1828, Thomas Keightley, The Fairy Mythology, volume I, London: William Harrison Ainsworth, page 184

Forms of bellringing

pluralbellringings

Origin of bellringing

From Middle English belle rynggyng, bell-ryngyng, bel ryngynge, belryngynge, equivalent to bell + ringing.

Questions about bellringing

What does bellringing mean?
Bellringing means the ringing of bells, as performed by a bellringer.
What part of speech is bellringing?
Bellringing is a noun.
What is the plural of bellringing?
The plural of bellringing is bellringings.

Words near bellringing in the dictionary

  1. bellpulls
  2. bellpush
  3. bellpushes
  4. bellringer
  5. bellringers
  6. bellringing
  7. bellringings
  8. bellrope
  9. bellropes
  10. bells
  11. bells and smells

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