ALARM BELLS RING / START RINGING

Meaning of ALARM BELLS RING / START RINGING in English

if you say that alarm bells are ringing , you mean that people are starting to feel worried and suspicious

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005

RING — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a bell rings out (= it rings loudly ) ▪ The bells rang out …
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RINGING — (Verb) pagbagting
English-Visayan vocabulary
RINGING — adjective Date: 14th century clear and full in tone ; resounding , vigorously unequivocal ; decisive , ~ly adverb
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
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Webster's New International English Dictionary
RINGING — I. ˈriŋiŋ, ˈriŋēŋ noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English, from gerund of ringen to ring — more at ring …
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BELLS — I. plural of bell present third singular of bell II. ˈbelz noun plural Etymology: by shortening : bell-bottoms
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ALARM — I. əˈlärm, -ȧm noun also alar·um -a(a)rəm, -er-, -är-, -ȧr- ( -s ) Etymology: alarm from Middle English alarme, from …
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RINGING — () a & n. from Ring, v.
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RINGING — (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Ring
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RINGING — (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Ring
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START — /stahrt/ , v.i. 1. to begin or set out, as on a journey or activity. 2. to appear or come …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
RING — ring 1 — ringless , adj. — ringlike , adj. /ring/ , n. , v. , ringed, ringing . n. …
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BELLS — /belz/ , n. ( used with a pl. v. ) Informal. bell-bottom (def. 2). [ 1965-70; by shortening of the …
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BELLS — n. bell-bottoms, style of pants in which the leg flares out below the knee
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
START — I. ˈstärt verb Etymology: Middle English sterten; akin to Middle High German sterzen to stand up stiffly, move quickly Date: …
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RING — I. ˈriŋ noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English hring; akin to Old High German hring ring, Old Church Slavic …
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RINGING — Date: 14th century 1. : clear and full in tone : resounding a ringing baritone 2. : vigorously unequivocal : …
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START — vi a tail, or anything projecting like a tail. 2. start ·vi the arm, or level, of a gin, drawn …
Webster English vocab
RINGING — a & ·noun from ring, v. 2. ringing ·p.pr. & ·vb.n. of ring. 3. ringing ·p.pr. & ·vb.n. of ring.
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RING — noun a circular group of persons. 2. ring ·vi to rise in the air spirally. 3. ring ·vi to practice …
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ALARM — noun a sudden attack; disturbance; broil. 2. alarm ·vt to keep in excitement; to disturb. 3. alarm ·noun a summons …
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BELLS — a musical instrument consisting of a set of metal tubes, suspended in a frame and played by being struck. → …
Concise Oxford English vocab
RING — [ring] n [ME, fr. OE hring; akin to OHG hring ring, OCS krogu circle] (bef. 12c) 1: a circular band …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
RING — I . / rɪŋ; NAmE / noun , verb —see also ring (II) ■ noun JEWELLERY 1. [ C ] …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
START — / stɑːt; NAmE stɑːrt/ verb , noun ■ verb DOING STH 1. to begin doing or using sth : [ …
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RINGING — / ˈrɪŋɪŋ; NAmE / adjective , noun ■ adjective [ only before noun ] 1. ( of a sound ) …
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ALARM — / əˈlɑːm; NAmE əˈlɑːrm/ noun , verb ■ noun 1. [ U ] fear and anxiety that sb feels when …
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START — I. start 1 S1 W1 /stɑːt $ stɑːrt/ BrE AmE verb [ Word Family: noun : ↑ start , ↑ …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
RINGING — ring ‧ ing /ˈrɪŋɪŋ/ BrE AmE adjective 1 . a ringing sound or voice is loud and clear: She pronounced …
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RING — I. ring 1 S1 W2 /rɪŋ/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Sense 1-2, 5, 8-11: Language: Old English ; Origin: …
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ALARM — I. a ‧ larm 1 S2 /əˈlɑːm $ əˈlɑːrm/ BrE AmE noun [ Date: 1500-1600 ; Language: French ; Origin: …
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Английский основной разговорный словарь
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Concise Oxford English Dictionary
ALARM — n. & v. n. 1 a warning of danger etc. (gave the alarm). 2 a a warning sound or device …
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Oxford English vocab
RING — 1. n. & v. --n. 1. a circular band, usu. of precious metal, worn on a finger as an ornament …
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ALARM — n. & v. --n. 1. a warning of danger etc. (gave the alarm). 2 a a warning sound or device …
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RING — I. TELEPHONING OR MAKING A SOUND /rɪŋ/ ( rings, ringing, rang, rung) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
START — ( starts, starting, started) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. If you …
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RINGING — 1. A ringing sound is loud and can be heard very clearly. He hit the metal steps with a ringing …
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ALARM — ( alarms, alarming, alarmed) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. Alarm is …
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START — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a computer starts up/boots up ▪ My computer takes ages to start up in …
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RINGING — adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ NOUN tone ▪ She went back to the telephone, dialled Sybil's number and waited for …
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ALARM — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a warning/danger/alarm signal (= a signal showing that there is danger ) ▪ Managers …
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START — Synonyms and related words : A, activate, advance, advantage, aid, allowance, alpha, arise, assistance, attack, avoid, backing, base, basis, be …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
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BELLS — Classification: Town Located in: Texas (TX) Total Population (2000): 1190 Total Housing Units (2000): 525 Land Area (square meters): 5919552 …
U.S. Gazetteer English vocabulary
BELLS — Classification: City Located in: Tennessee (TN) Total Population (2000): 2171 Total Housing Units (2000): 878 Land Area (square meters): 5884239 …
U.S. Gazetteer English vocabulary
RINGING — I. noun Ringing is used after these nouns: ↑ bell II. adj. Ringing is used with these nouns: ↑ declaration …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
ALARM — noun 1 fear/worry ADJECTIVE ▪ considerable , great ▪ growing ▪ sudden ▪ public ▪ There is growing public ~ …
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START — See ↑ BEGINNING 1, ↑ START 1,13,16, ↑ SWITCH ON OR OFF 1 ◆◆◆ • ↑ at the beginning/start • …
Longman Activator English vocab
START — INDEX: to start doing something 1. to start doing something 2. to start an activity, job, speech etc by doing …
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BELLS — • ↑ set (the) alarm bells ringing
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START — n. 25B6; verb the meeting starts at 7.45 : BEGIN, commence, get under way, go ahead, get going; informal kick …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
START — v. 1 Often, start off or up. begin, commence, get (something) going, get off the ground, originate, initiate, open, set …
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BELLS — In (Exodus 28:33) the bells alluded to were the golden ones 72 in number, round the hem of the his …
Smith's Bible English Dictionary
RING — A circular piece or band of metal. See balk ring , chainring , chrome ring , compression ring , flywheel …
English Dictionary of Automotive Terms
START — 1. сущ. 1) а) отправление; начало at the start ≈ в начале from the start ≈ с начала for a …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
RINGING — 1. сущ. 1) звон, трезвон Syn : ring, jingle 2) вызов; посылка вызова или вызывного сигнала 2. прил. звонкий; звучный; …
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RING — I 1. сущ. 1) а) кольцо; круг; окружность; ободок, обруч to wear a ring on one's finger ≈ носить кольцо …
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BELLS — брюки клеш
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ALARM — 1. сущ. 1) боевая тревога, сигнал тревоги to activate alarm ≈ сигналить тревогу to set an alarm ≈ дать сигнал …
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BELLS — Тыква
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