ringing
ri nging
- n the sound of a bell ringing
the ringing of the telephone
the tintinnabulation that so voluminously swells from the ringing and the dinging of the bells"--E. A. Poe - n the giving of a ring as a token of engagement
- n having the character of a loud deep sound; the quality of being resonant
- v sound loudly and sonorously
- v ring or echo with sound
- v make (bells) ring, often for the purposes of musical edification
- v get or try to get into communication (with someone) by telephone
- v extend on all sides of simultaneously; encircle
- v attach a ring to the foot of, in order to identify
- Fighting Phantom Noise The best defense against tinnitus--an inexplicable ringing or whistling in the ears--is in your mind.
- Change ringing is the most athletic of musical techniques.
- For change-ringing purposes, a set of eight bells (called "Major") ranging from treble to tenor, are numbered one to eight.