ringing
The sound of something that ringsThe sound of something that rings.
Meaning
4 senses(countable, uncountable)The sound of something that rings.
the sound of a bell ringing
(countable, uncountable)The quality of being resonant.
having the character of a loud deep sound; the quality of being resonant
(countable, uncountable)A technique used in the study of wild birds, by attaching a small, individually numbered, metal or plastic tag to their legs or wings.
(countable, uncountable)The theft of cars and illegally changing their identities for resale.
Translations
1 languagesForms
plural: ringingsSynonyms
9 synonyms- the sound of a bell ringing:ringtintinnabulation
- having the character of a loud deep sound; the quality of being resonant:plangencyresonancereverberancesonorousnesssonorityvibrancy
Word family
5 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.