bell out

verb

To open out into a bell shape.

“Her dress belled out at the bottom.”

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Meanings

verbbell out (third-person singular simple present bells out, present participle belling out, simple past and past participle belled out)

present singular third person bells out · participle present belling out · participle past belled out · past belled out

  1. idiomaticTo open out into a bell shape.

    Her dress belled out at the bottom.

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APA

bell out. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bell%20out

MLA

“bell out.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bell%20out. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bell out,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bell%20out.

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