unbell

U1N1B3E1L1L1

verb

To remove a bell from.

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Meanings

verbunbell (third-person singular simple present unbells, present participle unbelling, simple past and past participle unbelled)

present singular third person unbells · participle present unbelling · participle past unbelled · past unbelled

  1. transitiveTo remove a bell from.

    I was sent to unbell the lead mare, who gave no alarm as I crept among the woolly gray and brown animals through the mule smell and grass smell and the sound of fluttering lips and dropping manure. I removed the bell from the mare […]

    1983, Laurence Gonzales, El Vago, page 56

Origin

From un- + bell.

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APA

unbell. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unbell

MLA

“unbell.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unbell. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “unbell,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unbell.

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