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Princeton's WordNet

  1. ring, ringing, tintinnabulationnoun

    the sound of a bell ringing

    "the distinctive ring of the church bell"; "the ringing of the telephone"; "the tintinnabulation that so voluminously swells from the ringing and the dinging of the bells"--E. A. Poe

  2. ringingnoun

    the giving of a ring as a token of engagement

  3. plangency, resonance, reverberance, ringing, sonorousness, sonority, vibrancynoun

    having the character of a loud deep sound; the quality of being resonant

Wiktionary

  1. ringingnoun

    The sound of ringing.

  2. ringingnoun

    The quality of being resonant.

  3. ringingnoun

    A technique used in the study of wild birds, by attaching a small, individually numbered, metal or plastic tag to their legs or wings.

  4. ringingadjective

    Loud and clear.

  5. ringingadjective

    Made forcefully; powerful.

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  1. ringing

    Ringing refers to various phenomena or actions. It can mean the act of causing a bell or other device to emit a sound, often as a means of drawing attention. It also references the sound that is produced by this action. Additionally, in electronics, it refers to an unwanted oscillation of a voltage or current. In the context of sound frequencies, it refers to a prolonged resonance. Moreover, it can suggest a circular or enclosing movement. The specific definition depends on the context it's used in.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Ringing

    of Ring

  2. Ringing

    of Ring

  3. Ringing

    a & n. from Ring, v

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  1. Written Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'ringing' in Written Corpus Frequency: #3071

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of ringing in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of ringing in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of ringing in a Sentence

  1. Jodi Okun:

    My phone is ringing off the hook, the panic comes from a lot of families not understanding how financial aid works.

  2. June Sheaks:

    The purpose is, of course, to get the best price, as soon as May 1 hit, my phone was ringing off the hook asking how the season is going so far.

  3. Machiko Nakayama:

    If the phones stop ringing for a few minutes, we worry they're broken.

  4. Barry Pavel:

    We're talking about ringing the United States, with the exception of the Canadian border, where the Russian bombers don't need to go.

  5. Ugochukwu Michael:

    By the following morning, my phone started ringing - so many people were calling me.

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