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

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

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

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

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.

From Time Magazine Archive

It is quiet, and when the belling tower strikes the late hour, it doesn’t break the silence so much as it underpins it.

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss