Associations to the word «Ringing»

Wiktionary

RINGING, noun. The sound of ringing.
RINGING, noun. The quality of being resonant.
RINGING, noun. A technique used in the study of wild birds, by attaching a small, individually numbered, metal or plastic tag to their legs or wings.
RINGING, adjective. Loud and clear.
RINGING, adjective. Made forcefully; powerful.
RINGING, verb. Present participle of ring
RINGING ENGINE, noun. A simple piledriver in which the monkey is lifted by the pulling of ropes.
RINGING ENGINES, noun. Plural of ringing engine
RINGING IN, verb. Present participle of ring in

Dictionary definition

RINGING, noun. 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.
RINGING, noun. The giving of a ring as a token of engagement.
RINGING, noun. Having the character of a loud deep sound; the quality of being resonant.

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