ELTWeekly Issue #9, Word of the week: Tocsin

Tocsin – TOCK-sin

Meaning: an alarm bell or the ringing of it / a warning signal

Example: A coalition of parents was sounding the tocsin for the school music program — if voters didn’t approve a tax increase, the program was sure to be axed.

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