"ring one's bell" meaning in English

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Verb

Audio: En-au-ring one's bell.ogg [Australia] Forms: rings one's bell [present, singular, third-person], ringing one's bell [participle, present], rang one's bell [past], rung one's bell [participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|ring<,,rang,rung> one's bell}} ring one's bell (third-person singular simple present rings one's bell, present participle ringing one's bell, simple past rang one's bell, past participle rung one's bell)
  1. (idiomatic) To strike or bump one's own head with a strong blow, especially with concussive force. Tags: idiomatic Related terms: ring someone's bell
    Sense id: en-ring_one's_bell-en-verb-H7j2vEuJ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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