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Plural of bell

regular plural

The plural of bell is bells.

Forms of bell

Singularbell /bɛl/
Pluralbells /bɛlz/
Countablecountable

Bells in a sentence

  • Sort those bells into a row in ascending sequence of pitch.From the entry sort
  • The sound of the bells carried for miles on the wind.From the entry carry
  • I need a new phone, but I don’t want all those fancy bells and whistles on it!From the entry bells and whistles
  • The listeners were moved to tears by the luctiferous tolling of the funeral bells.From the entry luctiferous
  • St Mary's has a ring of eight bells.From the entry ring

Meaning of bell

  1. noun A percussive instrument made of metal or other hard material, typically but not always in the shape of an inverted cup with a flared rim, which resonates when struck.
  2. noun An instrument that emits a ringing sound, situated on a bicycle's handlebar and used by the cyclist to warn of their presence.
  3. noun The sounding of a bell as a signal.

Full definition of bell

Questions about the plural of bell

What is the plural of bell?
The plural of bell is bells.
Is bell countable?
Bell is a countable noun.

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: bell (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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