Definition of bell-like in English:

adjective

• 1Resembling a bell, especially in producing a clear musical sound.

  ‘her clear bell-like voice’

  More example sentences

  • ‘Pictures are vibrant, stable and detailed, while soundtracks boast bell-like clarity.’
  • ‘They utter a variety of sounds, including raucous territorial and predator alerts, rattling noises, clicks, and bell-like tones.’
  • ‘Each bird's voice is but four limpid notes, delivered in slow, syncopated cadence, rising to a bell-like question mark.’
  • ‘Talking to a fellow guitarist the other evening, he mentioned the bell-like chimes of the Fender Stratocaster which he highly covets.’
  • ‘The crystals hit the glass with a distinctive, bell-like chiming, each one on a slightly different note.’
  • ‘Listening to Moravec's readings, I was struck by how often Debussy turned to bell-like sonorities in his piano music.’
  • ‘O'Connor's voice is a superb mixture of power and frailty, ragged howl and bell-like clarity.’
  • ‘The bell-like tones of her early records are long gone, replaced by a smoky, resonant voice that has become an interpretive tool.’
  • ‘His instrument was also impeccably tuned, notes attaining bell-like clarity.’
  • ‘The Brabant Ensemble generally does it full justice, with its clear, steady tone: the bell-like soprano sound is particularly attractive.’

• 2Shaped like a bell.

  ‘bell-like flowers’