bell ringing
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Definition
- Noun:
- The activity or art of playing a set of bells, typically ones hung in a tower: This refers to the skilled practice of making music with a set of tuned bells, often as part of a team in a church or municipal tower.
- The act of attempting to persuade voters, especially by canvassing in a political campaign: This is a specialized term for direct voter outreach, such as going door-to-door or making phone calls to garner support for a candidate or issue.
- The sound produced by someone playing a set of bells: This describes the auditory result of the activity.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- She dedicated her weekends to the ancient art of bell ringing at the cathedral.
- The campaign's success was largely due to an extensive bell ringing effort in the final week before the election.
- The gentle bell ringing from the village church could be heard across the fields.
Advanced Usage
- "To go bell ringing": to participate in the activity of playing tower bells.
- Every Thursday evening, he goes bell ringing with the local society.
Variants and Related Words
- Bell-ringer (n): A person who rings bells, especially one who plays a set of tower bells.
- The head bell-ringer taught the new recruits the complex sequences.
- Campaigning (n): A more general term for organized efforts to influence voters, which includes "bell ringing" as a specific tactic.
Synonyms
- Change ringing (n): Specifically refers to the English tradition of ringing tower bells in complex, mathematical patterns.
- Canvassing (n): Direct solicitation of support, synonymous with the political meaning of "bell ringing."
- Peal (n): A loud, prolonged ringing of bells, often for celebration.
Related Phrases
- To ring a bell: An idiom meaning to sound familiar or to trigger a memory. (Note: This is a separate idiom, not a direct variant of "bell ringing").
- That name rings a bell, but I can't remember where I heard it.
Noun
- playing a set of bells that are (usually) hung in a tower
- persuasion of voters in a political campaign
- the sound of someone playing a set of bells