transitive. to ring bees: to make a noise with metal utensils in order to try to influence the swarming of bees. Now usually figurative (literary).
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| 释义 | the world > food and drink > farming > animal husbandry > bee-keeping > [verb (transitive)] > settle by ringing (4) to ring bees1562 transitive. to ring bees: to make a noise with metal utensils in order to try to influence the swarming of bees. Now usually figurative (literary). ting1623 transitive. To induce (a swarm of bees) to settle by making a tinging sound, as by tapping a key on a shovel, pan, etc. Cf. tang, v.2 4, ring, v.1… tinglea1657 transitive. To calm or influence (bees) by making a metallic ringing sound. Cf. ting, v. 2a. Obsolete. rare. tang1881 transitive. dialect. To affect (swarming bees) with a clanging noise, so as to make them settle: = ting, v. |
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