belling

[ bel-ing ]

noun

, Chiefly Midland U.S.

1. shivaree ( def 1 ).

Word History and Origins

Origin of belling¹

First recorded in 1860–65; bell ¹ + -ing ¹

Example Sentences

Conan realized with a crawling of his skin that beyond the wall the belling voice had ceased.

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Above in the meadow the barking sounded very close, and now it was answered by a second canine belling.

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And no wonder, for I think that even you will be startled the first time that you hear a big Stag belling.

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Nestor: I suppose now, Mrs. Broderick, you went belling the case through the town?

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It is said that one town alone was obliged to furnish the Prussian general, Belling, with fifty girls.

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