Interjection for the sound of a bell
I saw this other question, but it's not quite what I'm asking.
A bell makes a sound. How would you write that sound in English? As an interjection, e.g. "boom!"
I'm sure it varies with the type and size of bell. I'd be happy to hear any and all variations.
Ringing sounds (nouns)
bell – the sound that a bell makes when it rings
bong – a long deep sound that a bell makes
chime – a ringing sound made by a bell, or by a clock with a bell inside it
ding – the short sound that a bell makes
ding-dong – the sound that a bell makes
jingle – the sound that small metal objects make when they hit each other
peal – a sound of several bells ringing
ping – a short high sound like the sound of a small bell
ring – the sound that a bell produces
ring – a sound like a bell
ting-a-ling – the high clear sound that a small bell makes
tinkle – a high ringing sound
tintinnabulation – the sound of bells
tocsin – a warning signal made by the sound of a bell
toll – the loud slow repeated sound of a large bell
—“Ringing Sounds” at Macmillan Dictionary and Thesaurus
The sound of Big Ben over the radio was traditionally rendered "Bong" (and sometimes referred to as the bongs, though I wouldn't recommend that in a normal context).
Church bells are supposed to go "Ding-dong" when rung, e.g., for a wedding. I have seen the sound of a full peal rendered "Tin-tan-din-dan-bim-bam-bom-bo" (Dorothy Sayers, if I remember correctly), but, again, would hesitate to use that more generally.
The problem is that the sound of a bell is no more specific than the sound of a voice, so just as people may whisper, murmur, exclaim, shout or many other possibilities, bells may tinkle, chime, peal, clamour, clang..., and each would be 'spelt out' differently.
As stated by the others, depends on the size of the bell. Actually, if you want a wide variety of sounds, look up the song, "Carol of the Bells". By the by, I've seen the occasional case of someone seeing that bells go "Ding dong" and including the latter, but you'll generally reduce the reader to laughter if there's a sudden DONG! in your narrative. ^_^ It's got to do with a certain slang use of it.
Oh, and because it's too good to pass up, the sound of the bells is something described as "tintinnabulation", especially in Edgar Allen Poe's The Bells.