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
ElinaE-lee-nah (Finnish), e-LEE-nah (Swedish)Finnish, Swedish
Melker-Swedish
Aniket-Indian, Hindi, Marathi
Ashfaq-Arabic
LÍALEE-aGalician
Iohel-Biblical Latin