belling

/ˈbɛlɪŋ/

noun

  1. 1

    Bellowing; the sound of a male deer during the rutting season

  2. 2

    (Indiana) A shivaree.

verb

  1. 1

    To attach a bell to.

    “Who will bell the cat?”
  2. 2

    To shape so that it flares out like a bell.

    “to bell a tube”
  3. 3

    To telephone.

  4. 4

    To develop bells or corollas; to take the form of a bell; to blossom.

    “Hops bell.”

verb

  1. 1

    To bellow or roar.

  2. 2

    To utter in a loud manner; to thunder forth.

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