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ringing

rin·ging

UK/ˈɹɪŋɪŋ/ US/ˈɹɪŋɡɪŋɡ/ common

noun

1.

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
2.

the giving of a ring as a token of engagement

adjective

1.

having a tendency to reverberate or be repeatedly reflected

  • “a reverberant room”
  • “the reverberant booms of cannon”

Phrases

  • ringing engine

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