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Noun: belling  be-ling
Usage: archaic
  1. A noisy mock serenade (made by banging pans and kettles) to a newly married couple
    "The newlyweds were startled by the belling outside their window";
    - shivaree, chivaree, charivari, callithump, callathump
Verb: bell  bel
  1. Attach a bell to
    "bell cows"
     
  2. Shape to flare out like a bell
    "The skirt bells at the bottom, creating a graceful silhouette"

Derived forms: bellings

Type of: attach, serenade

Encyclopedia: Belling, Mark

Bell, Mary