Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

wedding bells

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.85 in modern English

Syllables: wed-ding -bells
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Church bells rung to announce and celebrate a wedding.

noun

An implication that people might soon be married.

Example Sentences

"You know, he's all right, but I don't hear wedding bells or anything."
"Wedding bells are in the air. Both Nancy (my secretary) and Jenny (civil field engineer) are planning their weddings."

Questions

What does wedding bells mean?: Church bells rung to announce and celebrate a wedding.

How to pronounce wedding bells

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