I. ˈbeliŋ, -lēŋ noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle English, from gerund of bellen to roar — more at bell
: the crying or bellowing of animals (as the baying of foxhounds or the sound made by deer in rutting season)
II. noun
( -s )
Etymology: from gerund of bell (II)
chiefly Midland : shivaree