belling

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/ˈbɛlɪŋ/

noun

Bellowing; the sound of a male deer during the rutting season

Similar
shivareechivareecharivaricallithumpcallathump
OriginMiddle English bellynge →
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Meanings

belling1

nounbelling (plural bellings)

plural bellings

  1. Bellowing; the sound of a male deer during the rutting season
  2. PennsylvaniaUSWesternIndianaA shivaree.

belling2

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of bell

Belling3

proper nounBelling (plural Bellings)

plural Bellings

  1. A surname from German.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna noisy mock serenade (made by banging pans and kettles) to a newly married couple

Similar
shivareechivareecharivaricallithumpcallathump
Broader
serenade
Also see
callithumpcharivarishivaree

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

belling · noun

  1. Middle Englishbellynge
  2. Englishbelling

From Middle English bellynge, equivalent to bell + -ing.

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belling · verb

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

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Belling · proper noun

  1. GermanBelling
  2. EnglishBelling

Borrowed from German Belling.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with belling

sellingtellingspellingcompellingdwellingswellingsmellingwellingshellingfellingparallelinggellingcabbeling
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Anagrams

Bignell
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APA

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MLA

“belling.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/belling. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “belling,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/belling.

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