/ɹɪˈŋɪŋ/ - [ringing] - ring•ing
We found 15 definitions of ringing from 5 different sources.
NounPlural: ringings |
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ringing - the giving of a ring as a token of engagement | ||
ringing - having the character of a loud deep sound; the quality of being resonant | ||
plangency, resonance, reverberance, sonorousness, sonority, vibrancy | ||
timbre, quality, timber, tone (music) the distinctive property of a complex sound (a voice or noise or musical sound); "the timbre of her soprano was rich and lovely"; "the muffled tones of the broken bell summoned them to meet" | ||
ringing - 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 | ||
ring, tintinnabulation | ||
sound the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause; "the sound of rain on the roof"; "the beautiful sound of music" |