HyperDic: belling

English > 1 sense of the word *belling*:
NOUN	communication	belling, shivaree, chivaree, charivari, callithump, callathump	a noisy mock serenade (made by banging pans and kettles) to a newly married couple

belling > pronunciation
Sounds	beh'lihng
Rhymes	abducting ... zoning: 2044 rhymes with ihng...

English > *belling*: 1 sense > noun 1, communication
Meaning	A noisy mock serenade (made by banging pans and kettles) to a newly married couple.
Synonyms	shivaree, chivaree, charivari, callithump, callathump
Broader	serenade	A song characteristically played outside the house of a woman
Spanish	campanazo, cencerrada, serenata