BELL RINGING

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does bell ringing mean? 

• BELL RINGING (noun)
  The noun BELL RINGING has 3 senses:

1. the sound of someone playing a set of bells

2. persuasion of voters in a political campaign

3. playing a set of bells that are (usually) hung in a tower

  Familiarity information: BELL RINGING used as a noun is uncommon.

 Dictionary entry details 

• BELL RINGING (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The sound of someone playing a set of bells

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural events

Hypernyms ("bell ringing" is a kind of...):

ring; ringing; tintinnabulation (the sound of a bell ringing)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Persuasion of voters in a political campaign

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Synonyms:

bell ringing; canvassing; electioneering

Hypernyms ("bell ringing" is a kind of...):

persuasion; suasion (the act of persuading (or attempting to persuade); communication intended to induce belief or action)

Sense 3

Meaning:

Playing a set of bells that are (usually) hung in a tower

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

bell ringing; carillon; carillon playing

Hypernyms ("bell ringing" is a kind of...):

music (musical activity (singing or whistling etc.))

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "bell ringing"):

change ringing (ringing tuned bells in a fixed order that is continually changing)

 Context examples 

There is the ten o'clock bell ringing.

(Dracula, by Bram Stoker)