alarm bell



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alarm bell

A sudden warning or intimation of danger, risk, or ill fortune. (Often pluralized.) Alarm bells were going off in my head when I saw the panicked expression on her face.
See also: alarm, bell

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
JessiJES-eeEnglish (Modern)
BonifÁC-Czech, Hungarian
Arne (2)AHR-nəGerman
Lazaros-Biblical Greek
HarmonyHAHR-mə-neeEnglish
PaavaliPAH:-vah-leeFinnish