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ringing

ring
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [ring]
    • /rɪŋ/
    • /rɪŋ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [ring]
    • /rɪŋ/

Definitions of ringing word

  • noun ringing a ringing sound, as of a bell or bells: the ring of sleigh bells. 1
  • noun ringing a sound or tone likened to the ringing of a bell: Rings of laughter issued from the school. 1
  • noun ringing any loud sound; sound continued, repeated, or reverberated: the ring of iron upon stone. 1
  • noun ringing a set or peal of bells. 1
  • noun ringing a telephone call: Give me a ring tomorrow. 1
  • noun ringing an act or instance of ringing a bell: No one answered my ring. 1

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Origin of ringing

First appearance:

before 900
One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English; Old English hring; cognate with Dutch, German ring, Old Norse hringr; akin to rank1

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Ringing

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

ringing popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 99% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

ringing usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for ringing

adj ringing

  • clanging — a clanging sound.
  • clangorous — a loud, resonant sound; clang.
  • clarion — a four-foot reed stop of trumpet quality on an organ
  • deafening — A deafening noise is a very loud noise.
  • definite — If something such as a decision or an arrangement is definite, it is firm and clear, and unlikely to be changed.

noun ringing

  • loudness — (of sound) strongly audible; having exceptional volume or intensity: loud talking; loud thunder; loud whispers.
  • clangor — A clangor is a loud or harsh noise.
  • clangour — a loud resonant often-repeated noise
  • ding — to cause surface damage to; dent: Flying gravel had dinged the car's fenders.
  • echo — a repetition of sound produced by the reflection of sound waves from a wall, mountain, or other obstructing surface.

adjective ringing

  • beating — If someone is given a beating, they are hit hard many times, especially with something such as a stick.
  • carrying — to take or support from one place to another; convey; transport: He carried her for a mile in his arms. This elevator cannot carry more than ten people.
  • clear — Something that is clear is easy to understand, see, or hear.
  • echoing — (of a sound) Be repeated or reverberate after the original sound has stopped.
  • emphatic — Showing or giving emphasis; expressing something forcibly and clearly.

Top questions with ringing

  • what causes ringing in the ears?
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