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rings someone's bell

rings someone's bell is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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

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Rings someone's bell is the third-person singular simple present indicative of ring someone's bell.

Words near rings someone's bell in the dictionary

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

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