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Noun: bell ringing
  1. Playing a set of bells that are (usually) hung in a tower
    "The church's bell ringing could be heard across the village";
    - carillon, carillon playing
     
  2. The sound of someone playing a set of bells
    "The bell ringing from the church tower signaled noon"
     
  3. Persuasion of voters in a political campaign
    "Volunteers went bell ringing in suburban neighborhoods before the election";
    - electioneering, canvassing

Type of: music, persuasion, ring, ringing, suasion [rare], tintinnabulation

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