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English Dictionary: belling by the DICT Development Group
3 results for belling
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
belling
n
  1. a noisy mock serenade (made by banging pans and kettles) to a newly married couple
    Synonym(s): shivaree, chivaree, charivari, callithump, callathump, belling
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Bell \Bell\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Belled}; p. pr. & vb. n.
      {Belling}.]
      To put a bell upon; as, to bell the cat.
  
      2. To make bell-mouthed; as, to bell a tube.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Belling \Bell"ing\, n. [From {Bell} to bellow.]
      A bellowing, as of a deer in rutting time. --Johnson.
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