as in ringing
to make the clear sound heard when metal vibrates the church bells knelled to mark the death of the nation's beloved leader
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Not sure ringing bells is going to do much to stop a person from getting mauled.—
David Hookstead OutKick, FOXNews.com, 20 Apr. 2026
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Barely wide enough to handle a summer crowd of single-lane traffic, pedestrians, and bell-ringing cyclists (not to mention the percussion of Away and Rimowa wheels on the pavement), Commercial Street runs nearly three miles along Provincetown Harbor.— Cameron Sperance, Travel + Leisure, 18 Apr. 2026
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“Knelling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.grautoblog.com/thesaurus/knelling. Accessed 24 Apr. 2026.
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