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jangling bells

/ˈdʒæŋ.ɡlɪŋ bɛlz/

Meanings

phrase
The sound of bells ringing in a harsh, discordant way.

Examples :

"The jangling bells of the ice cream truck announced its arrival."
sound item music weather holiday festival event

Related Words

Illustration truck

truck noun

/tɹʌk/

A small wheel or roller, specifically the wheel of a gun carriage.

"The antique gun carriage needed a new truck to be moved around the museum. "

Illustration jangling

jangling verb

/ˈdʒæŋɡlɪŋ/

To make a rattling metallic sound.

"The keys jangling in my pocket announced my arrival. "

Illustration ringing

ringing verb

/ˈɹɪŋɪŋ/

To enclose or surround.

"The inner city was ringed with dingy industrial areas."

Illustration discordant

discordant adjective

/dɪsˈkɔːdənt/

Not in harmony or accord

"The child's loud, off-key singing was discordant with the rest of the choir's performance. "

Illustration arrival

arrival noun

/əˈɹaɪ.vəl/

The act of arriving or something that has arrived.

"The early arrival of the bride created a stir."

Illustration harsh

harsh verb

/hɑːʃ/ /hɑɹʃ/

To negatively criticize.

"Quit harshing me already, I said that I was sorry!"

Illustration way

way noun

/weɪ/

(heading) To do with a place or places.

"The way to the school library is through the main entrance. "

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bells noun

/bɛlz/

A percussive instrument made of metal or other hard material, typically but not always in the shape of an inverted cup with a flared rim, which resonates when struck.

"The school's bells rang, signaling the end of the lunch break. "

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the adverb

/ði/ /ˈðiː/

With a comparative or with more and a verb phrase, establishes a correlation with one or more other such comparatives.

"It looks weaker and weaker, the more I think about it."

Illustration cream

cream noun

/kɹiːm/

The butterfat/milkfat part of milk which rises to the top; this part when separated from the remainder.

"Take 100 ml of cream and 50 grams of sugar…"

Illustration sound

sound adjective

/saʊnd/

Healthy.

"He was safe and sound."

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announced verb

/əˈnaʊnst/ /əˈnaʊnstɪd/

To give public notice, especially for the first time; to make known

"The teacher announced that there would be no school tomorrow due to the snow. "