Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

make the welkin ring

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.79 in modern English

Syllables: make the welk-in ring
IPA

34

Scrabble Score

17

Letters

2

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To make a loud noise.

verb

To celebrate or revel.

Example Sentences

"The 0-8-4 with its 13 six-wheel coaches generally managed to keep "neck-and-neck" with the Tredegar 0-6-0 and its load of five or six coaches, but the combined effort made the welkin ring and excitement reigned among both the train-crews and passengers."
"There was nothing like that spirit which, when the heart goes with the decree of the ruler, makes the welkin ring with its unregulated rejoicings."

Inflected Forms

makes the welkin ring (present, singular) making the welkin ring (participle, present) made the welkin ring (participle, past) made the welkin ring (past) ring the welkins (alternative)

Questions

What does make the welkin ring mean?: To make a loud noise.

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