Definitions
Ringing - as a noun
The sound of a bell ringing
Example: "The distinctive ring of the church bell"
The giving of a ring as a token of engagement
Having the character of a loud deep sound; the quality of being resonant
Ringing - as a verb
To enclose or surround.
Example: "The inner city was ringed with dingy industrial areas."
To make an incision around; to girdle.
Example: "They ringed the trees to make the clearing easier next year."
To attach a ring to, especially for identification.
Example: "We managed to ring 22 birds this morning."
To surround or fit with a ring, or as if with a ring.
Example: "To ring a pig’s snout"
To rise in the air spirally.
To steal and change the identity of (cars) in order to resell them.
Of a bell, etc., to produce a resonant sound.
Example: "The bells were ringing in the town."
To make (a bell, etc.) produce a resonant sound.
Example: "The deliveryman rang the doorbell to drop off a parcel."
To produce (a sound) by ringing.
Example: "They rang a christmas carol on their handbells."
To produce the sound of a bell or a similar sound.
Example: "Whose mobile phone is ringing?"
Of something spoken or written, to appear to be, to seem, to sound.
Example: "That does not ring true."
To telephone (someone).
Example: "I will ring you when we arrive."
To resound, reverberate, echo.
To produce music with bells.
To repeat often, loudly, or earnestly.
Ringing - as an adjective
Loud and clear.
Made forcefully; powerful.
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Word Game Points
RINGING has a SCRABBLE points total of 9.
RINGING has a WORDS WITH FRIENDS points total of 13.
RINGING has a WORDFEUD points total of 11.
