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ringing off

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

Meaning of ring off

Verb

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

  1. (Australia, UK, intransitive) To disconnect at the end of a phone call.
    • I thanked him and rang off.2010, Peter Corris, Torn Apart, Allen and Unwin, page 68
  2. (dated, imperative, slang) Buzz off; go away; shut up.
    • [S]he's not a Bloomer / But knows when she's got you at her wire's end. / It does no good to fret and fume and scoff, / For she all protests meets with "Oh, ring off!"1894, David Todd Praigg, Almetta, page 109

Questions about ringing off

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

Words near ringing off in the dictionary

  1. ringing engine
  2. ringing engines
  3. ringing false
  4. ringing hollow
  5. ringing in
  6. ringing off
  7. ringing off the hook
  8. ringing one's bell
  9. ringing out
  10. ringing round
  11. ringing someone's bell

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