American English pronunciation

How to pronounce ringing

IPA transcription: ['ɹɪŋɪŋ]

Hear “ringing” pronounced

['ɹɪŋɪŋ]

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['ɹɪŋɪŋ]

Quality: 1.00

['ɹɪŋɪŋ]

Quality: 1.00

Noun

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

  • the sound of a bell ringing; ; ; --E. A. Poe

    “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”

  • the giving of a ring as a token of engagement

Verb

  • 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”

  • sound loudly and sonorously

    “the bells rang”

  • ring or echo with sound

    “the hall resounded with laughter”

  • extend on all sides of simultaneously; encircle

    “The forest surrounds my property”

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

    “Ring the bells”

    “My uncle rings every Sunday at the local church”

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

    “ring birds”

    “band the geese to observe their migratory patterns”

Usage examples

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