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noun hollow metal object that rings ADJ. church, temple | wedding (often figurative) The two of them went everywhere together and their friends could already hear wedding bells (= were sure they would get married). | cow | distant VERB + BELL ring | hear BELL + VERB chime, clang, jangle, peal, ring (out), sound, tinkle, toll The bells on the harness tinkled softly. The church bells tolled for Evensong. BELL + NOUN tower | pull, rope PHRASES a chime of bells the faint chime of bells | a peal of bells She heard a peal of church bells. | a sound of bells The sound of bells echoed across the valley. other object that rings ADJ. bicycle, door (also doorbell) | dinner, school | electric | alarm, warning (often figurative) Alarm bells were ringing inside Stuart's head. VERB + BELL press, ring, sound | answer She hurried to answer the doorbell. BELL + VERB go, ring, sound The school bell goes at three every afternoon. BELL + NOUN push
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verbs
a bell rings
• I could hear the church bells ringing in the distance.
ring a bell
• He was ringing a big brass bell.
a bell rings out
(= it rings loudly )
• The bells rang out to celebrate the end of the war.
a bell sounds
• Somewhere across the valley a bell sounded.
a bell chimes
(= it rings a certain number of times, in order to tell you the time of day )
• The bells began to chime, calling people to church.
a bell tolls
(= it slowly rings with a long low sound, when someone has died )
• The church bell was tolling mournfully as the carriage entered the cemetery gate.
a bell tinkles
(= a small bell rings with a gentle high sound )
• We were sleeping under the stars, camel bells tinkling in a cool breeze.
NOUN + bell
a church bell
• She woke on Sunday morning to the sound of church bells.
wedding bells
(= rung when people marry in a church )
• Mark and Bridget seem very happy and we expect to hear wedding bells soon.
phrases
a peal of bells
(= the sound of bells being rung several times )
• From the temple he could hear the peal of bells.
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