bell-ringing
Sounding the changes
Bell-ringing is the practice of ringing bells, especially church bells in coordinated patterns.
In England, change ringing—where ringers pull ropes to swing bells in mathematical sequences—is a centuries-old tradition requiring teams of practiced ringers.
Bell-ringing also describes any campaign or effort to attract attention: The announcement set off bell-ringing among investors.
Resonant ringing burst
- tollFee for passage
- chimeMelodic bell sound
- carillonTuned bronze bell instrument
- handbellSmall bell with handle
sally · backstroke · rounds · bob · grandsire · touches · muffled
Marriage rite and feast
- funeralService honoring the dead
- christeningCeremony naming a child
- coronationCeremony installing a sovereign
- inaugurationFormal beginning ceremony
commemoration · ordination · church service · vespers · evensong · mass · call to worship · processional
Urgent warning signal
- warningAlert about danger
- curfewMandated return time
- tocsinBell rung as warning
- knellSolemn bell stroke
death knell · fire alarm · call to arms · time signal · last call · closing time · summoning · announcement
January first celebration
- ChristmasWinter nativity celebration
- EasterResurrection commemoration day
- victoryDefeating an opponent
- jubileeSpecial anniversary observance
festivity · rejoicing · thanksgiving · armistice · liberation · national holiday · birth announcement
peal
Resonant ringing burst
handbell · sally · backstroke · rounds · bob · grandsire · touches · muffled
wedding
Marriage rite and feast
- funeralService honoring the dead
- christeningCeremony naming a child
- coronationCeremony installing a sovereign
inauguration · commemoration · ordination · church service · vespers · evensong · mass · call to worship · processional · benediction
alarm
Urgent warning signal
knell · death knell · fire alarm · call to arms · time signal · last call · closing time · summoning · announcement
New Year
January first celebration
- ChristmasWinter nativity celebration
- EasterResurrection commemoration day
- victoryDefeating an opponent
jubilee · festivity · rejoicing · thanksgiving · armistice · liberation · national holiday · birth announcement
bell-ringingsilence
Total lack of sound
stillness · quiet · hush · soundlessness · muteness
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