ringle
/ɹɪŋɡl̩/
ringle noun: a metal ring.
Noun (1)
ringle (plural ringles)
- A metal ring.
- This being moreouer the generall courteſie of the great Cities of Germany, to preſent their loues to all Princes their ftiends,and Ambaſſadors of Princes;with an Oration,the Burgers bring each of them a great bottle of wine, which hangs by a ringle upon his arme; and if hee hath any buſineſſe or...1623, Frederick Henry, Prince of Orange, A Iovrnall of the Voyage of the Young Prince Fredericke Henry, Prince of Bohemia, London: […] Nathaniel Butter; Nicholas Bourne, page 9
- […] then they take a peece of Timber, or ſome Maſt of a Ship, which being fitted in due length for the place, the one end of this Bome hath a Staple of ſtrong Iron which is joyned by a Ringle to a ſecond Staple that is droven into the inmoſt Spile ;1639, Robert Ward, chapter CCLV, in Anima'dversions of Warre, or, A Militarie Magazine of the Trvest Rvles, and Ablest Instrvctions, for the Managing of Warre, London: […] Iohn Dawſon, […] Francis...
Verb
ringle (third-person singular simple present ringles, present participle ringling, simple past and past participle ringled)
- To fit or attach a ringle to.
- 70 For rooting of paſture ring hog ye had need,
Which being well ringled,the better do feed.
Though yong with their elders, will lightly kepe beſt
yet ſpare not to ringle, both great and the reſt.1573, Thomas Tusser, “Septembers husbandrie” (chapter 12), in Five hundreth points of good huſbandry […] , London, page 19 - Foꝛ commonly a fox will lurke in ſuch, to pꝛey oꝛ eſpy his aduãtage upõ dame Wertelot, ſuch other damſels that keepe in thoſe Courts, and to ſee yong pigges well ringled whẽ they are yong, foꝛ feare leaſt they ſhould learn to turne up gentlemẽs paſtures, […]1611, George Turberville, The Booke of Falconrie or Havvking, London: […] Thomas Purfoot, page 191
- 70 For rooting of paſture ring hog ye had need,
Noun (2)
ringle (plural ringles)
- A CD single which includes a shortened ringtone version.
- The ringle is expected to contain three songs—one hit and maybe one remix and one older track—and one ringtone, on a CD with a slip sleeve cover.2007 September 15, Ed Christman, “Ringles In, List Price Out?”, in Billboard, volume 110, number 37, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 21
- Meanwhile, label profit margins for the format are considered slim. The majors are gambling that the ringle can instill in consumers the mind-set to connect to the Internet via the CD.2007 October 10, “Music industry betting on 'ringle' format”, in CNET, archived from the original on 16 Jun 2024
Proper noun capitalized: Ringle
Ringle (plural Ringles)
- A surname.
ringle meaning in Punjabi
ringle in Punjabi
- ringle, curl, coil
- ਛੱਲਾ challā
Examples of ringle in a sentence
- They are then sold at a small profit, of sometimes only 6d. per head, to the larger farmers to " shack" upon the barley or oat stubbles, while the " swine well ringled" are put upon the wheat ones.1867 July, Henry H. Dixon, “Feeding Poultry for the London Market”, in The Farmer's Magazine, and Monthly Journal of the Agricultural...
- The ringle is a physical CD that contains three songs — a hit, a remix and an older track by the artist—and a mobile phone ringtone.2009 April, Proceedings: The 84th Annual Meeting 2008, number 97, National Association of Schools of Music, page 78:
Forms of ringle
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | ringles |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | ringles |
| present participle | ringling |
| past participle | ringled |
| past | ringled |
| Proper noun | |
| plural | Ringles |
Origin of ringle
From ring + -le. The verb comes from the noun.
Blend of ringtone + single. Coined by Sony BMG Music Entertainment.
Words that rhyme with ringle
Questions about ringle
- What does ringle mean?
- Ringle means a metal ring.
- What is ringle in Punjabi?
- Ringle in Punjabi is ਛੱਲਾ (challā). See Ringle meaning in Punjabi.
- How do you use ringle in a sentence?
- They are then sold at a small profit, of sometimes only 6d. per head, to the larger farmers to " shack" upon the barley or oat stubbles, while the " swine well ringled" are put upon the wheat ones.
- What part of speech is ringle?
- Ringle can be a noun, a verb or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce ringle?
- Ringle is pronounced /ɹɪŋɡl̩/.
- What is the plural of ringle?
- The plural of ringle is ringles.
Words near ringle in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: ringle (page history and authors); Ringle (page history and authors); ਛੱਲਾ (Punjabi) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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