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Belling

//ˈbɛlɪŋ// name, noun, verb

Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname from German.
Noun
  1. 1
    Bellowing; the sound of a male deer during the rutting season
  2. 2
    a noisy mock serenade (made by banging pans and kettles) to a newly married couple wordnet
  3. 3
    A shivaree. Pennsylvania, US, Western
Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of bell form-of, gerund, participle, present

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Middle English bellynge, equivalent to bell + -ing.

Etymology 2

From bell + -ing.

Etymology 3

Borrowed from German Belling.

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