make the welkin ring
make the welkin ring verb: to make a loud noise.
Verb
make the welkin ring (third-person singular simple present makes the welkin ring, present participle making the welkin ring, simple past and past participle made the welkin ring)
- To make a loud noise.
- The 0-8-4 with its 13 six-wheel coaches generally managed to keep "neck-and-neck" with the Tredegar 0-6-0 and its load of five or six coaches, but the combined effort made the welkin ring and excitement reigned among both the train-crews and passengers.1953 April, J. M. Dunn, “Memories of the L.N.W.R. 0-8-4 Tank Engines”, in Railway Magazine, page 237
- To celebrate or revel.
- There was nothing like that spirit which, when the heart goes with the decree of the ruler, makes the welkin ring with its unregulated rejoicings.1835, William Gilmore Simms, The Partisan, Harper, Chapter IV, page 44
Forms of make the welkin ring
| third-person singular present | makes the welkin ring |
|---|---|
| present participle | making the welkin ring |
| past participle | made the welkin ring |
| past | made the welkin ring |
| alternative form | ring the welkins |
Questions about make the welkin ring
- What does make the welkin ring mean?
- Make the welkin ring means to make a loud noise.
- What part of speech is make the welkin ring?
- Make the welkin ring is a verb.
- What is the past tense of make the welkin ring?
- The past tense of make the welkin ring is made the welkin ring.
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