wedding bells

English

Noun

wedding bells pl (plural only)

1. Church bells rung to announce and celebrate a wedding.
2. (figurative) An implication that people might soon be married.
   • 2005, Diann Hunt, Hot Flashes and Cold Cream, page 113:

     You know, he's all right, but I don't hear wedding bells or anything.

   • 2009, Dan Shipman, Chinatized, page 179:

     Wedding bells are in the air. Both Nancy (my secretary) and Jenny (civil field engineer) are planning their weddings.