change ringing
the art of ringing a series of tuned bells of different tones, as those hung in a church tower, according to any of various orderly sequences.
Origin of change ringing
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How to use change ringing in a sentence
Those in the neighbourhood of Somersby have too small belfries to allow of change ringing.
A Key to Lord Tennyson's 'In Memoriam' | Alfred GattyBut change-ringing is a real science, and entails long and assiduous practice and considerable muscular exertion.
Church Bells | H. B. WaltersThis is an example of an ordinary English peal constructed for change-ringing and shows some of the bells “up,” ready for ringing.
Church Bells | H. B. WaltersProbably also change-ringing is governed by the same mode of calculation.
Eugene went back to his desk with the thought of change ringing in his ears.
The "Genius" | Theodore Dreiser
British Dictionary definitions for change-ringing
the art of bell-ringing in which a set of bells is rung in an established order which is then changed
variations on a topic or theme
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