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

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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