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звон — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • bell noun A hollow metal instrument, often shaped like a cup, that rings when struck.
  • chime noun A bell-like instrument, or set of them, that rings out a musical note.
  • clang verb To make (or produce) a loud, ringing metallic sound.
  • clink noun A short, sharp ringing sound, as of glass or metal striking together.
  • jingle noun A short, catchy tune used in advertising to help people remember a product or brand.
  • knell verb To ring a bell slowly and solemnly, especially to mark a death or funeral.
  • peal noun A loud ringing sound, or a series of them, such as bells, thunder, or laughter.
  • ring noun A small circular band, often worn on a finger as jewelry.
  • tinkle verb To make a light, high-pitched ringing sound, like a small bell.
  • toll noun A fee charged for using a road, bridge, or similar route.

Senses

звон is used for these senses in English:

  • bell The sounding of a bell as a signal.
  • chime (musical instruments) A musical instrument producing a sound when struck, similar to a bell (e.g. a tubular metal bar) or actually a bell. Often used in the plural to refer to the set: the chimes.
  • clang A loud, ringing sound, like that made by free-hanging metal objects striking each other.
  • clink (onomatopoeia) The sound of metal on metal, or glass on glass.
  • jingle The sound of metal or glass clattering against itself.
  • knell The sound of a bell knelling; a toll (particularly one signalling a death).
  • peal A loud sound, or a succession of loud sounds, as of bells, thunder, cannon, shouts, laughter, of a multitude, etc.
  • ring The resonant sound of a bell, or a sound resembling it.

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.

chime — full definition

  1. noun A bell-like instrument, or set of them, that rings out a musical note.
  2. verb To make a ringing sound, like a bell.
  3. verb To agree or fit together (often "chime in" for joining a conversation).

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