belling

American  

[bel-ing] / ˈbɛl ɪŋ /

noun

Chiefly Midland U.S.

1. shivaree.

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Etymology

Origin of belling

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

Example Sentences

The vote was his bludgeon and his armor; when Prosecutor Tom Dewey came belling toward him up a trail of racket-busting evidence, Jimmy was unruffled.

From Time Magazine Archive

At one point, for instance, the hero leisurely lies his length in a lone copse and listens to the belling of his houn' dawg on the ridge.

From Time Magazine Archive

In Mrs. Dalloway an image of all London shines and synchronizes beneath the reverberations of London's belling clocks.

From Time Magazine Archive

Coral Gables, Fla. requires the belling of household cats.

From Time Magazine Archive

The belling tower struck the hour outside, and Kilvin looked around, marking the faces of everyone there.

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss