There twixt heaven and earth suspended, As the bell swung to and fro.
The bell swung back and hit him in the head, killing him instantly.
The bells swing through a full 360 so that they can be rung in a specific order.
He set the smallest bell, a bronze one, swinging.
Each time the bell swings the ringer adds a little more energy to the system, similar to pushing a child's swing.
The bells of St. Philfilena are all swinging by reason of the gale.
The bells swing 360 degrees and can only be struck twice during that rotation.
Otherwise the diving bell would swing at the end of its tether like a pendulum.
At the moment when the bride's foot touched the threshold the bell swung heavily in the tower above her, and sent forth its deepest knell.
The bells may swing through the tower openings and the sound is much louder than enclosed bell chambers.