belling
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of belling
Example Sentences
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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.
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So enter in spirit the sharp contentions Of brothers belling each other at bay; And soften the snout of the menacing cannon With the scent and bloom of a lilac spray.
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In Mrs. Dalloway an image of all London shines and synchronizes beneath the reverberations of London's belling clocks.
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Coral Gables, Fla. requires the belling of household cats.
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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
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