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ringing::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | ring, tintinnabulation |
| Type of | sound |
| Has types | bell ringing |
| Derivation | ring |
the ringing of the telephone.
the tintinnabulation that so voluminously swells from the ringing and the dinging of the bells.
ringing::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | plangency, resonance, reverberance, sonority, sonorousness, vibrancy |
| Type of | quality, tone, timber, timbre |
| Derivation | ring |
ringing::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | betrothal, engagement, troth |
Examples of ringing
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As the price of gold has risen, more and more people have been ringing the bell.
From the online.wsj.com
Boyer has a big, ringing tenor that negotiated Rossini's demanding lines easily.
From the stltoday.com
My phone begins ringing and Kester instructs me to answer all of my phone calls.
From the charlotteobserver.com
The fact that my phone has not stopped ringing all day shows how popular he was.
From the dailymail.co.uk
This will cause alarm bells to start ringing even more loudly in Downing Street.
From the guardian.co.uk
Actually, it's probably more accurate to say that it's ringing in a new old era.
From the sfgate.com
The alarm bells at the Emirates were ringing before humiliation at Old Trafford.
From the telegraph.co.uk
It should be, and must, start alarm bells ringing for the companies responsible.
From the dailymercury.com.au
Beaman doesn't expect the buzzer at Beautiful Gate to stop ringing anytime soon.
From the delawareonline.com
- Ring: the sound of a bell ringing; "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
- The giving of a ring as a token of engagement
- Plangency: having the character of a loud deep sound; the quality of being resonant
- (ringed) annular: shaped like a ring
- (ringed) having colored rings around the body
- (ringed) wearing a wedding ring; lawfully married; "a ringed wife"- Tennyson
- In hearing, ringing is an endaural phenomenon in which a person hears a sound, somewhat like a pure tone, without any external acoustic stimulation. Ringing in the ears commonly follows exposure to loud noises, and is a sign of damage to the hair cells of the inner ear. ...
- In electronics, signal processing, and video, ringing is unwanted oscillation of a signal, particularly in the step response (the response to a sudden change in input). It is also known as hunting. ...
- A ringing signal operates the bell in a telephone, to alert the user to an incoming telephone call.
