ringing

Plural: ringings

Noun

• the sound of a bell ringing; ; ; --E. A. Poe
  • "the ringing of the telephone"
  • "the tintinnabulation that so voluminously swells from the ringing and the dinging of the bells"
• the giving of a ring as a token of engagement
• having the character of a loud deep sound; the quality of being resonant
• The sound of something that rings.
• The quality of being resonant.
• A technique used in the study of wild birds, by attaching a small, individually numbered, metal or plastic tag to their legs or wings.
• The theft of cars and illegally changing their identities for resale.

Verb

• sound loudly and sonorously
• ring or echo with sound
• make (bells) ring, often for the purposes of musical edification
• get or try to get into communication (with someone) by telephone
• extend on all sides of simultaneously; encircle
• attach a ring to the foot of, in order to identify
• present participle and gerund of ring

Adj

• Loud and clear.
• Made forcefully; powerful.

Synonyms

band, border, call, call up, echo, environ, knell, peal, phone, plangency, resonance, resound, reverberance, reverberate, ring, skirt, sonority, sonorousness, surround, telephone, tintinnabulation, vibrancy, banding

Anagrams of ringing