ringing Meaning, Definition & Usage

1. noun the sound of a bell ringing
   tintinnabulation; ring.
   
   • the distinctive ring of the church bell
   • the ringing of the telephone
   • the tintinnabulation that so voluminously swells from the ringing and the dinging of the bells"--E. A. Poe
2. noun the giving of a ring as a token of engagement
   
3. noun having the character of a loud deep sound; the quality of being resonant
   sonorousness; plangency; reverberance; resonance; vibrancy; sonority.
   
4. verb sound loudly and sonorously
   ring; peal.
   
   • the bells rang
5. verb ring or echo with sound
   reverberate; ring; echo; resound.
   
   • the hall resounded with laughter
6. verb make (bells) ring, often for the purposes of musical edification
   ring; knell.
   
   • Ring the bells
   • My uncle rings every Sunday at the local church
7. verb get or try to get into communication (with someone) by telephone
   phone; ring; call; telephone; call up.
   
   • I tried to call you all night
   • Take two aspirin and call me in the morning
8. verb extend on all sides of simultaneously; encircle
   skirt; ring; border; environ; surround.
   
   • The forest surrounds my property
9. verb attach a ring to the foot of, in order to identify
   band; ring.
   
   • ring birds
   • band the geese to observe their migratory patterns

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