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ringing true

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

Meaning of ring true

Verb

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

  1. (idiomatic) To seem to be correct, or plausible
    • His excuse about his daughter being ill again rings true, to me.

Questions about ringing true

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

Words near ringing true in the dictionary

  1. ringing someone's bell
  2. ringing the changes
  3. ringing the devil's doorbell
  4. ringing the welkins
  5. ringing through
  6. ringing true
  7. ringing up
  8. ringing up the curtain
  9. ringingly
  10. ringingness
  11. ringings

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