belling meaning

Definition of belling

1. a noisy mock serenade (made by banging pans and kettles) to a newly married couple

   Synonyms: shivaree, chivaree, charivari, callithump, callathump

   Type of: serenade

belling in a sentence

• Can stags be heard belling all year round?
• Have you ever heard a stag belling?

How to pronounce belling

belling is pronounced /ˈbɛlɪŋ/ in American English. It has 2 syllables, with the stress on the first syllable.

Words that rhyme with belling

• selling
• telling
• yelling
• dwelling
• spelling
• swelling
• quelling
• shelling
• smelling
• expelling
• repelling
• compelling
• propelling
• foretelling
• misspelling