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🪙 To make again 🔥 To hit again 🖼️ A new copy 🔔 A repeated sound
restrike

restrike

8.2
A repeated strike after the first, often the sound of a bell
  • noun
translation icon : repique
  • The restrike of the bell signaled the end of the ceremony.

Examples

  • After the first hammer blow, a restrike was needed to shape the metal properly.

  • Everyone paused as the restrike echoed through the quiet hall.

  • The bell gave a loud restrike at noon.

  • After the first strike, they waited for a restrike.

  • The restrike of the bell echoed across the village as the sun began to set.

  • After the initial blow, a restrike was performed to ensure the bell's sound was clear.

  • The church's restrike marked the beginning of the evening service.

Synonyms

ringing
vsrestrike
133 1.0

A clear loud sound a bell or similar thing makes when hit

is a repeated sounding rather than a single clear vibration
repeat
vsrestrike
132 1.0

An event that happens again in the same way

is about a subsequent bell or blow after the first, not any action
toll
vsrestrike
20 6.3

The slow deep sound a bell makes when hit

is a repeated sound after the first rather than a slow pattern
ding-dong
vsrestrike
1 3.6

A repeated ringing sound a bell makes

is the repeated sounding generally, not the playful two-tone pattern

Antonyms

silence
660 2.0

A period with no sound or speech

How Often

to peal
1 6.4
restrike
8.2
strike
17 2.3

Surface Forms

restrike singular
restrikes plural

Morphology

restrike = restrike (transparent) = re + strike

The noun is a straightforward zero-derived form meaning an act or instance of striking again.

Etymology

Restrike is made of re- 'again' and strike 'to hit or sound', which gives a clear picture: it is a repeated hit or the repeated sound of a bell after the first one. So a restrike means a second or repeated blow or tone.