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
ElseEL-se (Danish, Norwegian), EL-sə (German, Dutch)Danish, Norwegian, German, Dutch
Aldrin['ɔ:ldrin]
Yazhu-Chinese
Roslindis-Ancient Germanic
LadislausLAD-i-slaws (English)History
SÉArlasSHAHR-lasIrish