Belling n. A bellowing, as of a deer in rutting time.
verb
Bell v. t. (past & past part. belled; pres. part. belling)
1.
To put a bell upon; as, to bell the cat.
2.
To make bell-mouthed; as, to bell a tube.
Bell v. t. To utter by bellowing. (Obs.)
Bell v. i. To develop bells or corollas; to take the form of a bell; to blossom; as, hops bell.
Bell v. i. To call or bellow, as the deer in rutting time; to make a bellowing sound; to roar. "As loud as belleth wind in hell.""The wild buck bells from ferny brake."
... wildly yelling. Speed along! speed along! for the race is all ours; Speed along! speed along! while the midnight still lours; The spirits of darkness will chase him in scorn, Who dreads our wild howl, and the shriek of our horn, Thus yelling and belling they sweep on the wind, The dread of the pious and reverent mind: But all who roam gladly in forests, by night, This conflict of spirits ... — Notes and Queries 1850.04.06 • Various
... would not this. What, if she love me still? I would not that. I know not what I would'—but said to her, 'Yet weep not thou, lest, if thy mate return, He find thy favour changed and love thee not'— Then pressing day by day through Lyonnesse Last in a roky hollow, belling, heard The hounds of Mark, and felt the goodly hounds Yelp at his heart, but turning, past and gained Tintagil, half in sea, and high on ... — Idylls of the King • Alfred, Lord Tennyson
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