Definition of change-ringing in US English:
change-ringing
nounˈCHānjˌriNGiNGˈtʃeɪndʒˌrɪŋɪŋ
The ringing of sets of church bells or handbells in a constantly varying order.
Example sentencesExamples
- For twelve bells, the largest number used for change-ringing, the total number of possible sequences is 479,001,600 and would take 37 years and 355 days to ring at a normal ringing rate.
- Called change-ringing bells, the music they make may not be familiar melodies, but if you listen carefully, the music they make is rhythmic and complex.
- In English change-ringing the bell may be balanced upside down and swung through a full circle, the moment of its sounding being controlled by the ringer.
- My main pastime for many years was change-ringing.
- The captain of the bell ringers, Martin Davies, said: ‘A peal of 12 bells will enhance the cathedral's role as a centre of excellence for traditional change-ringing.’