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ring one's bell

ring one's bell verb: to strike or bump one's own head with a strong blow, especially with concussive force.

Verb

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

  1. (idiomatic) To strike or bump one's own head with a strong blow, especially with concussive force.

Forms of ring one's bell

third-person singular presentrings one's bell
present participleringing one's bell
pastrang one's bell
past participlerung one's bell

Questions about ring one's bell

What does ring one's bell mean?
Ring one's bell means to strike or bump one's own head with a strong blow, especially with concussive force.
What part of speech is ring one's bell?
Ring one's bell is a verb.
What is the past tense of ring one's bell?
The past tense of ring one's bell is rang one's bell.

Words near ring one's bell in the dictionary

  1. ring of steel
  2. ring of the fisherman
  3. ring of truth
  4. ring off
  5. ring off the hook
  6. ring one's bell
  7. ring oscillator
  8. ring oscillators
  9. ring ousel
  10. ring ousels
  11. ring out

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