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ringing around

ringing around is the present participle and gerund of ring around.

Meaning of ring around

Verb

ring around (third-person singular simple present rings around, present participle ringing around, simple past rang around, past participle rung around)

  1. To call a number of people by phone, usually a circle of friends, to organise something.

Questions about ringing around

What is ringing around the present participle and gerund of?
Ringing around is the present participle and gerund of ring around.

Words near ringing around in the dictionary

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

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