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ringing en · ADJ

Pronunciation

  • /ˈɹɪŋɡɪŋɡ/ (Midlands, Northern-England) without the NG-coalescence
  • /ˈɹɪŋɪŋ/
  • (US) audio

Meanings

  1. Loud and clear.
    • They declare ringing confirmation for their theories even in the face of feeble data. 1999 March 20, Natalie Angiers, The Guardian:
  2. (figuratively) Made forcefully; powerful.
    • In what must be a first for any White House official, Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt had to step forward and answer whether the president of the United States wants to kill members of Congress. In a ringing defense of American values and constitutional order, she responded to the question by saying: “No.” 2025 November 21, Tom Nichols, “The President Is Losing Control of Himself”, in The Atlantic:

Forms

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most ringing Degree=Sup lexicographic
more ringing Degree=Cmp lexicographic

Deriveds

ringingness · ringingly

Translations (5)

de kraftvoll (loud or clear) · es rotundo (made forcefully; powerful) · bg звучен (loud or clear) · de klar (loud or clear) · bg звънлив (loud or clear)

ringing en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /ˈɹɪŋɡɪŋɡ/ (Midlands, Northern-England) without the NG-coalescence
  • /ˈɹɪŋɪŋ/
  • (US) audio

Meanings

  1. (countable, uncountable) The sound of something that rings.
  2. (countable, uncountable) The quality of being resonant.
  3. (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.
  4. (countable, uncountable) The theft of cars and illegally changing their identities for resale.

Forms

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ringings Number=Plur lexicographic

Deriveds

bellringing · change-ringing · bell-ringing · ringing engine

Synonyms

banding (technique used in the study of birds)

Translations (13)

it anellamento (technique used in the study of birds) · sv ringmärkning (technique used in the study of birds) · fi resonointi (quality of being resonant) · it risonanza (quality of being resonant) · bg звънливост (quality of being resonant) · ro sunător (quality of being resonant) · it risuonamento (sound) · fi pirinä (sound) · it riecheggiare (sound) · it riecheggiamento (sound) · be звон (sound) · bg звън (sound) · fi rengastus (technique used in the study of birds)

ringing en · VERB

Pronunciation

  • /ˈɹɪŋɡɪŋɡ/ (Midlands, Northern-England) without the NG-coalescence
  • /ˈɹɪŋɪŋ/
  • (US) audio

Meanings

  1. (form-of, gerund, participle, present) present participle and gerund of ring
    form of ring