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ringing off the hook

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

Meaning of ring off the hook

Verb

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

  1. (idiomatic) Of a telephone, to ring constantly or excessively.
    • I placed the advertisement yesterday, and the phone has been ringing off the hook ever since.

Questions about ringing off the hook

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

Words near ringing off the hook in the dictionary

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

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