balken — meaning in English

English meaning

• bell noun A hollow metal instrument, often shaped like a cup, that rings when struck.
• bray verb Of a donkey (or similar animal): to make its loud, harsh cry.

Senses

balken is used for these senses in English:

• bell (intransitive) To bellow or roar.
• bray (intransitive) Of an animal (now chiefly of animals related to the ass or donkey, and the camel): to make its cry.

bell — full definition

1. noun A hollow metal instrument, often shaped like a cup, that rings when struck.
2. verb To attach a bell to something.
3. verb To flare out or take on a bell-like shape.

bray — full definition

1. verb Of a donkey (or similar animal): to make its loud, harsh cry.
2. verb To speak or laugh in a loud, harsh, grating way.
3. noun The harsh cry of a donkey, or any similarly grating sound.

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