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ringing round

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

Meaning of ring round

Verb

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

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

Questions about ringing round

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

Words near ringing round in the dictionary

  1. ringing in
  2. ringing off
  3. ringing off the hook
  4. ringing one's bell
  5. ringing out
  6. ringing round
  7. ringing someone's bell
  8. ringing the changes
  9. ringing the devil's doorbell
  10. ringing the welkins
  11. ringing through

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