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Meanings of shivaree in English
Spanish
campanazo 
A noisy mock serenade (made by banging pans and kettles) to a newly married couple.
Synonyms
Examples for "belling"
Examples for "belling"
1
In a storm on Hallowe'en is heard the belling of his hounds.
2
I heard the belling tower in the distance and gave a deep sigh.
3
Each vessel embedded in a web of bridges, suspended by gently belling walkways.
4
But, like belling the cat, it is easier said than done.
5
Before too long we heard the belling tower striking noon.
1
He was delighted with my charivari, and then he said to me:
2
But I can tell you that a charivari is not always a joke.
3
A few days after the charivari affair, Mrs. D--stepped in to see me.
4
There will be a charivari in my rooms tonight.
5
I have even heard talk of getting up a 'charivari' under the windows on the wedding-night.
1
Seton lives in Halifax and they NEVER chivaree people there.
2
It was more like the "chivaree" with which ironic crowds tormented bridal couples back in Nimrim, Mo.
3
But when they explained to me just how a chivaree was carried on, naturally I wanted in on the action.
4
I was only about nine years old, and I can't remember much about that one and only chivaree I ever attended.
5
"Well, it's the only chance we'll have to chivaree them," grumbled Dan.
Usage of shivaree in English
1
I hope you shivaree Man and his wife-andshivaree 'em good.
2
Well, anyway, when Bill and the girl got married, the boys came to 'shivaree' them.
3
I came to tell you that there's a scheme to raise-to'shivaree' you two, tonight.
4
But I understand just what this shivaree means.
5
It was like ordering a serenade of angels, and getting a shivaree in place of it.
6
I mentioned shivaree when we were talking about people getting lost in the bush, didn't I?
7
They're giving us a true shivaree, William.
8
And a shivaree will be wonderful.
9
Another time, we went to Mannheim and attended a shivaree -otherwisean opera-theone called "Lohengrin."
10
I looked around for a means of defense, but the Chief told me not to be alarmed-itwas merely a "shivaree."
11
So in blind desperation I started such a rattling 'shivaree' down below as never had astounded an engineer in this world before, I fancy.
12
William jumped off the bed, snatched Viola into his arms, and escaped into the compound before anyone could change their minds about resuming the shivaree.
13
Oh, every so often we have to turn out search parties and have a grand shivaree looking for some idiot who usually turns up dead.
14
He'd seen shivarees but never thought to be the subject of one, since the match had to be so well accepted by the townsfolk.
15
Shivaree's own music is certainly no tuneless cacophony, though it is a sometimes confusing concoction of twisted torch songs, gnarly alt.country and weirdo waltz.
16
"It isn't so long, though, since you were just as determined to stay and have the shivaree, you remember."
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Frequent collocations
Shivaree through the time