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passing bell
noun
- a bell tolled to announce a death or funeral.
- a portent or sign of the passing away of anything.
passing bell
noun
- a bell rung to announce a death or a funeral Also calleddeath belldeath knell
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Word History and Origins
Origin of passing bell1
First recorded in 1520–30
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Example Sentences
Whilst the young gallant conducted her in the waltz, and her ear drank in the music of his voice and words, a passing bell tolled.
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The passing bell gave Henry a momentary sense of equality; and he courageously stepped forward to the first winding of the avenue.
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Anon the door itself closed to with a dull bang which seemed to find an echo in her heart like the tolling of a passing bell.
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The passing bell continued to ring out minute by minute, and presently there was the sound of singing.
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She also tells of the constant sound of the passing bell; of the frequent burials in the thronged churchyard.
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