Definitions for ringing
ring·ing

Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. ring, ringing, tintinnabulation(noun)

   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. ringing(noun)

   the giving of a ring as a token of engagement

3. plangency, resonance, reverberance, ringing, sonorousness, sonority, vibrancy(noun)

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

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. ringing(Noun)

   The sound of ringing.

2. ringing(Noun)

   The quality of being resonant.

3. ringing(Noun)

   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. ringing(Adjective)

   Loud and clear.

5. ringing(Adjective)

   Made forcefully; powerful.

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Ringing

   of Ring

2. Ringing

   of Ring

3. Ringing

   a & n. from Ring, v

British National Corpus

1. Written Corpus Frequency

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

Anagrams for ringing »

1. girning

How to pronounce ringing?

1. 

   Alex

   US English

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

How to say ringing in sign language?

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. Machiko Nakayama:

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

2. Ugochukwu Michael:

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

3. Bill Jeffress:

   I really ought to call Scooter Libby. I'm sure Scooter Libby phone is ringing off the hook.

4. Armand Sprecher:

   With Ebola, people die quickly and dramatically - and that is what sets alarm bells ringing.

5. Michelle Pope:

   Ringing a bell was a way for me to make a little money to give my kids the Christmas they deserve.

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