wedding bells

English

Noun

wedding bells pl (plural only)

  1. Church bells rung to announce and celebrate a wedding.
  2. (figurative) An implication that people might soon be married.
    • 2005, Diann Hunt, Hot Flashes and Cold Cream, page 113:
      You know, he's all right, but I don't hear wedding bells or anything.
    • 2009, Dan Shipman, Chinatized, page 179:
      Wedding bells are in the air. Both Nancy (my secretary) and Jenny (civil field engineer) are planning their weddings.
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