bell ring

Clapper strikes metal

A bell ring is a single instance of a bell sounding, or the sound itself: I heard a bell ring from the church tower.

The phrase also describes the action of ringing a bell: Give it a bell ring if you need service.

In campanology, a bell ring may refer to a sequence of changes rung on a set of bells.

Related

clang · alarm · church · tower · jingle · sound · echo · vibration · clapper · bronze · wedding · school · call · summon · announce · reverberation · carillon · belfry

Opposites
sound type

bell ringbuzzer

Electric signaling device

buzz · beep · siren · klaxon · horn honk

presence of signal

bell ringsilence

Total lack of sound

quiet · stillness · dead air · soundlessness · hush

Family

bell, ring, bells, rang, rung, ringing, ringer, ringers, belled

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G