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Belling   /bˈɛlɪŋ/   Listen
Belling

noun
1.
A noisy mock serenade (made by banging pans and kettles) to a newly married couple.  Synonyms: callathump, callithump, charivari, chivaree, shivaree.



Bell

verb
(past & past part. belled; pres. part. belling)
1.
Attach a bell to.



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"Belling" Quotes from Famous Books



... actually about to strike, he will fall back into the formation. It seems to him that lost in the mass he risks less than when alone. Everybody is willing to charge, but only if all charge together. It is a case of belling the cat. ...
— Battle Studies • Colonel Charles-Jean-Jacques-Joseph Ardant du Picq



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