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- [bel]
- /bɛl/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [bel]
- /bɛl/
Definitions of belled word
- noun belled the cry of a rutting stag or hunting dog. 1
- verb with object belled to cause to swell or expand like a bell (often followed by out): Belling out the tubes will permit a freer passage of air. 1
- verb with object belled to put a bell on. 1
- verb without object belled to take or have the form of a bell. 1
- verb without object belled Botany. to produce bells; be in bell (said of hops when the seed vessels are forming). 1
- idioms belled bell the cat. cat (def 19). 1
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Origin of belled
First appearance:
before 1000 One of the 6% oldest English words
before 1000; Middle English, Old English belle; cognate with Dutch bel; derivative of bell2
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Parts of speech for Belled
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
belled popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 99% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
belled usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for belled
verb belled
- sound — The, a strait between SW Sweden and Zealand, connecting the Kattegat and the Baltic. 87 miles (140 km) long; 3–30 miles (5–48 km) wide.
- bell — A bell is a device that makes a ringing sound and is used to give a signal or to attract people's attention.
- clang — When a large metal object clangs, it makes a loud noise.
- tinkle — to give forth or make a succession of short, light, ringing sounds, as a small bell.
- boom — If there is a boom in the economy, there is an increase in economic activity, for example in the amount of things that are being bought and sold.
Antonyms for belled
verb belled
- lose — to come to be without (something in one's possession or care), through accident, theft, etc., so that there is little or no prospect of recovery: I'm sure I've merely misplaced my hat, not lost it.
- conceal — If you conceal something, you cover it or hide it carefully.
- refrain — to abstain from an impulse to say or do something (often followed by from): I refrained from telling him what I thought.