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ring-a-ding

ring-a-ding interjection: a ringing sound.

Interjection

  1. A ringing sound.
    Synonyms:
    ringaling, tingaling

Adjective

ring-a-ding (not comparable)

  1. A rhyming phrase with no fixed meaning.
    • And then he was totally unprepared for his ring-a-ding winner.1975, Forbes - Volume 116, Issues 7-12, page 17
    • So you didn't want to make a night of it with the ring-a-ding kid?1995, Amy Heckerling, Clueless, spoken by Josh (Paul Rudd)
  2. In the style of the Rat Pack, especially Frank Sinatra.
    • Drink played a large part in Sinatra's ring-a-ding arrogance.2002, John Lahr, Show and Tell: New Yorker Profiles, page 76
    • Swanning into a supper club/casino with a dame on his arm, Robinson is Sammy Paradise (“Old Two Eyes himself”), a ring-a-ding-ding Sinatra type who flaunts his wealth and generosity with true king-of-the-world largesse.2016 March 18, Dennis Perkins, “Tim Robinson’s The Characters thrives in the 10-to-1 spot”, in The AV Club

Examples of ring-a-ding in a sentence

  • Then the midnight rap about arson with his ring-a-ding attorney.2001, Jim Moore, Island of Ashes, page 136:
  • The brittle bones grow colder now / And the wind begins to sting / As I grow old in the family / And it aint so ring-a-ding-ding.2004, Donald Cohen, Late Beginner, page 20:

Synonyms of ring-a-ding

Forms of ring-a-ding

alternative formringding
alternative formring-a-ding-ding

Origin of ring-a-ding

Imitative.

Questions about ring-a-ding

What does ring-a-ding mean?
Ring-a-ding means a ringing sound.
How do you use ring-a-ding in a sentence?
Then the midnight rap about arson with his ring-a-ding attorney.
What part of speech is ring-a-ding?
Ring-a-ding can be an interjection or an adjective.

Words near ring-a-ding in the dictionary

  1. ring wear
  2. ring wing
  3. ring wings
  4. ring wrench
  5. ring wrenches
  6. ring-a-ding
  7. ring-a-ding-ding
  8. ring-a-levio
  9. ring-around-the-rosy
  10. ring-bark
  11. ring-barked

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