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belling

bel·ling
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [bel-ing]
    • /ˈbɛl ɪŋ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [bel-ing]
    • /ˈbɛl ɪŋ/

Definitions of belling word

  • noun belling the cry of a rutting stag or hunting dog. 1
  • verb with object belling 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 belling to put a bell on. 1
  • verb without object belling to take or have the form of a bell. 1
  • verb without object belling Botany. to produce bells; be in bell (said of hops when the seed vessels are forming). 1
  • idioms belling bell the cat. cat (def 19). 1

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Origin of belling

First appearance:

before 1860
One of the 29% newest English words
First recorded in 1860-65; bell1 + -ing1

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Belling

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

belling popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 62% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

belling usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for belling

verb belling

  • soundThe, 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 belling

verb belling

  • 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.

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