name
Meaning 1
A surname from German.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
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Standard Lemma guide
belling
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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/ˈbɛlɪŋ/
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rhymes with -ɛlɪŋ
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CMU ARPABET: B EH1 L IH0 NG Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
Bellowing; the sound of a male deer during the rutting season
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Meaning 3
A shivaree.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Pennsylvania, US, Western
Qualifier: Indiana
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verb
Meaning 4
present participle and gerund of bell
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present
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noun
Meaning 5
a noisy mock serenade (made by banging pans and kettles) to a newly married couple
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: shivaree, chivaree, charivari, callithump, callathump
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: serenade
History
Etymology
Borrowed from German Belling.
From Middle English bellynge, equivalent to bell + -ing.
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.