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ringing

/ˈɹɪŋɪŋ/

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Midlands/ˈɹɪŋɡɪŋɡ/

ringing noun: the sound of something that rings. Also the present participle and gerund of ring.

Noun

ringing (countable and uncountable, plural ringings)

  1. The sound of something that rings.
  2. The quality of being resonant.
  3. A technique used in the study of wild birds, by attaching a small, individually numbered, metal or plastic tag to their legs or wings.
    Synonyms:
    banding
  4. The theft of cars and illegally changing their identities for resale.

Adjective

ringing (comparative more ringing, superlative most ringing)

  1. Loud and clear.
    • They declare ringing confirmation for their theories even in the face of feeble data.1999 March 20, Natalie Angiers, The Guardian
  2. (figuratively) Made forcefully; powerful.
    • In what must be a first for any White House official, Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt had to step forward and answer whether the president of the United States wants to kill members of Congress. In a ringing defense of American values and constitutional order, she responded to the question by...2025 November 21, Tom Nichols, “The President Is Losing Control of Himself”, in The Atlantic

Also used as

ringing is also the present participle and gerund of ring.

ringing meaning in Bengali, Telugu, Malayalam and Kannada

ringing in Bengali

রিং করছে

ringing in Telugu

రింగింగ్, రింగ్ చెయ్యడం, రింగ్ చేయడం

ringing in Malayalam

റിംഗ് ചെയ്യുന്നു

ringing in Kannada

ರಿಂಗಣಿಸುವುದು
More languagesFewer languages
ringing in Punjabi
ਰਿੰਗਿੰਗ
ringing in Gujarati
રિંગિંગ, રીંગિંગ
ringing in Odia
ରିଙ୍ଗିଂ

Examples of ringing in a sentence

  • Racing to answer the ringing telephone, he left the toilet unflushed and did not wash his hands.
  • The bells were ringing in the town.
  • It was nice to have a rest from the phone ringing when I unplugged it for a while.

All 40 example sentences with ringing

Synonyms of ringing

Forms of ringing

Noun
pluralringings
Adjective
comparativemore ringing
superlativemost ringing

Words formed from ringing

Phrases with ringing

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Words that rhyme with ringing

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Questions about ringing

What does ringing mean?
Ringing means the sound of something that rings.
What is ringing in Bengali?
Ringing in Bengali is রিং করছে. See Ringing meaning in Bengali.
What part of speech is ringing?
Ringing can be a noun or an adjective.
How do you pronounce ringing?
Ringing is pronounced /ˈɹɪŋɪŋ/.
What is the plural of ringing?
The plural of ringing is ringings.

Words near ringing in the dictionary

  1. ringie-dingies
  2. ringies
  3. ringiest
  4. ringin'
  5. ringiness
  6. ringing
  7. ringing a bell
  8. ringing around
  9. ringing back
  10. ringing down the curtain
  11. ringing engine

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Adapted from Wiktionary: ringing (page history and authors); ringing (Bengali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); ringing (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); ringing (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); ringing (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); ringing (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); ringing (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); ringing (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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