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bell ringing

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Noun1.bell ringingbell ringing - the sound of someone playing a set of bells
ringing, tintinnabulation, ring - the sound of a bell ringing; "the distinctive ring of the church bell"; "the ringing of the telephone"; "the tintinnabulation that so voluminously swells from the ringing and the dinging of the bells"--E. A. Poe
2.bell ringingbell ringing - persuasion of voters in a political campaign
persuasion, suasion - the act of persuading (or attempting to persuade); communication intended to induce belief or action
3.bell ringingbell ringing - playing a set of bells that are (usually) hung in a tower
music - musical activity (singing or whistling etc.); "his music was his central interest"
change ringing - ringing tuned bells in a fixed order that is continually changing


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"And the time we were so scared over that bell ringing in the house," grinned Peter.
The second race was apparently going on, for just as he went into the sheds he heard a bell ringing.
Amelia heard the claret bell ringing as she sat nervously upstairs.
 
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