Definition of Ringing
Noun: ringing ring-ing
- The sound of a bell ringing
"the ringing of the telephone"; "the tintinnabulation that so voluminously swells from the ringing and the dinging of the bells";
- ring, tintinnabulation
- The giving of a ring as a token of engagement
- Having the character of a loud deep sound; the quality of being resonant
- plangency, resonance, reverberance, sonorousness, sonority, vibrancy
- Sound loudly and sonorously
"the bells rang";
- peal
- Fill for a short time with sound and echoes
"the hall rang with laughter";
- resound, echo, reverberate
- Make (bells) ring, often for the purposes of musical edification
"Ring the bells"; "My uncle rings every Sunday at the local church";
- knell, knoll [archaic]
- Get or try to get into communication (with someone) by telephone
"I tried to ring you all night";
- call, telephone, call up, phone
- Extend on all sides of simultaneously; encircle
"The forest rings my property";
- surround, environ, skirt, border
- Attach a ring to the foot of, in order to identify
"ring birds";
- band
See also:
ringhalses
ringingly
Anagrams containing the word ringing