"ringing" in the noun sense

1. ring, ringing, tintinnabulation

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"

2. ringing

the giving of a ring as a token of engagement

3. plangency, resonance, reverberance, ringing, sonorousness, sonority, vibrancy

having the character of a loud deep sound the quality of being resonant

"ringing" in the verb sense

1. ring, peal

sound loudly and sonorously

"the bells rang"

2. resound, echo, ring, reverberate

ring or echo with sound

"the hall resounded with laughter"

3. ring, knell

make (bells) ring, often for the purposes of musical edification

"Ring the bells"

"My uncle rings every Sunday at the local church"

4. call, telephone, call up, phone, ring

get or try to get into communication (with someone) by telephone

"I tried to call you all night"

"Take two aspirin and call me in the morning"

5. surround, environ, ring, skirt, border

extend on all sides of simultaneously encircle

"The forest surrounds my property"

6. ring, band

attach a ring to the foot of, in order to identify

"ring birds"

"band the geese to observe their migratory patterns"

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