ringing bells
Belfry at work
Ringing bells describes the sound of bells being struck or shaken, or the act of causing them to ring.
The phrase often appears in the idiom ringing bells, meaning something seems familiar or triggers a memory: Does the name ring any bells?
That's ringing bells for me.
Literally, ringing bells mark occasions—church services, celebrations, warnings, or the arrival of someone at a door.
- chimingProducing bell sounds
- tollingSlow, solemn bell-ringing
- pealingRinging out loudly
- clangingResonant metallic sounding
- churchPlace of Christian worship
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- Hindu worshippuja, aarti, mantra, darshan, arcana
- memorial customscemetery visits, grave visits, lighting candles, church services, requiem mass
- massmass, masses, bulk, body mass, atomic mass
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- worship actspraying, kneeling, prostration, genuflection, bowing