Concept cluster: Actions > Bells or bell sounds
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chiming
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Jingling.
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To sound a rhythm on a percussion instrument such as a drum.
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(US, dialectal) Alternative form of bellow [To make a loud, deep, hollow noise like the roar of an angry bull.]
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(intransitive, figuratively) To expand and contract like a bellows.
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The sound made by a bell, an onomatopœia.
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Rapid beats of a drum which often come at set intervals or as on/off beats.
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To deaden the sound of (bells) by muffling the clapper.
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(idiomatic) To talk; to join in conversation or discussion.
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(nonstandard) To speak suddenly; to make an unexpected contribution to a conversation.
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An instance of chiming; a sound that chimes.
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The clapper of a bell, anything that strikes a bell or other metal object to make a ringing sound.
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(intransitive) To sound a clarion; also, to make a high-pitched, piercing sound like that of a clarion.
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A small mechanical device that produces a clicking sound, used in dog training.
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To produce a high-pitched ringing sound, like a small bell.
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(transitive) To repeat continuously, as though to the point of deafening or exhausting somebody.
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(intransitive) To make high-pitched sound like a bell.
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(intransitive) To ring with two tones, like a bell swinging back and forth.
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Alternative spelling of ding-dong [(intransitive) To ring with two tones, like a bell swinging back and forth.]
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Alternative form of dindle [A tingle; a thrill.]
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(India) onomatopoeic representation of the sound of a punch or blow.
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To play fast rhythms using a wind instrument by fluttering one's tongue.
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(intransitive) To make the sound of a gong; to ring a gong.
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To sound the horn of a vehicle
adj
(humorous) Sounding like the Swedish language.
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A little song or jingle.
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The sound made by something that jingles.
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The sounding of a klaxon.
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(intransitive) Of a heart, to beat.
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To make a loud noise.
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(chiefly jazz) To play (a musical instrument or passage of music) or to sing (a passage of music) in an improvisatory or lighthearted manner; also, to play (a series of ornamental notes) on an instrument.
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(informal, transitive) To sound a horn.
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(countable) The sound so produced.
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(transitive) To produce (a sound) by ringing.
adj
(slang) Perfect.
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(informal) Having a ringing or reverberating sound.
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Record scratching, a technique of starting and stopping a vinyl record from playing to produce music in hip hop.
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(figuratively) Any sound resembling a musical staccato.
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An act, or the sound, of the clapper or hammer of a clock hitting a bell or other striking mechanism; hence, the time when such a strike occurs.
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The action of the verb to strum
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A slide whistle.
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A rapping noise made, purportedly by spirits of the dead, on the table at which a seance is held.
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To make a ringing sound; to ring.
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(informal) The sound of a hunting horn in imitation of a galloping horse
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A peal of thunder.
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Alternative form of tickle the ivories [(slang) To play the piano.]
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A noise like that made by a clock or a watch.
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To make a high sharp sound like a small bell being struck.
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(intransitive) To make light metallic sounds, rather like a very small bell.
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Alternative form of tickle the ivories [(slang) To play the piano.]
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A tinkling sound, as of a bell or of breaking glass.
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Such as to cause tintinnabulation, or ringing in the ears
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(music, informal) A musician who plays a twangy instrument.
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(music) wah-wah.

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