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belling

[ bel-ing ]

noun

Chiefly Midland U.S.


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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of belling1

First recorded in 1860–65; bell 1 + -ing 1
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Example Sentences

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In 2016, the GOP was trapped in a game-theory version of the parable — often attributed to Aesop — of belling the cat.

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The mice decide that hanging a bell around its neck - “belling the cat” - is the solution, but none volunteers for the job.

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The mice decide that hanging a bell around its neck — “belling the cat” — is the solution, but none volunteers for the job.

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The belling tower struck and Simmon sighed, sensing it was pointless to pursue the conversation further.

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He wiped his spectacles upon the seat of his trousers, the only accessible piece of doth about him, while the belling and bloody cry arose all round.

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