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rang someone's bell

rang someone's bell is the simple past of ring someone's bell.

Meaning of ring someone's bell

Verb

ring someone's bell (third-person singular simple present rings someone's bell, present participle ringing someone's bell, simple past rang someone's bell, past participle rung someone's bell)

  1. (idiomatic) To physically traumatize someone with a strong blow, especially a concussive blow to the head.
    • Braves outfielder Eddie Miller was struck in the head with an object thrown from the left field seats. . . . Braves manager Bobby Cox said Miller was more dazed than hurt. "It stung him pretty good, it rang his bell," Cox said.1981 May 5, “Heads Up in the Outfield”, in St. Petersburg Evening Independent, retrieved 19 Jan 2010, page 4C
  2. (idiomatic) To please; to satisfy greatly.
    • My normal lack of confidence with women is quickly forgotten when I meet one who rings my bell.2012, Melvin Ricks, To Die Before You Die

Questions about rang someone's bell

What is rang someone's bell the simple past of?
Rang someone's bell is the simple past of ring someone's bell.

Words near rang someone's bell in the dictionary

  1. rang off
  2. rang off the hook
  3. rang one's bell
  4. rang out
  5. rang round
  6. rang someone's bell
  7. rang the changes
  8. rang the devil's doorbell
  9. rang the welkins
  10. rang through
  11. rang true

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