telephone ring en · NOUN
Meanings
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A ringing noise made by a telephone-bell to announce an incoming call.
The episode began by a telephone ring in the morning and the voice of Algernon Mailey at the far end of the wire.
1925 July – 1926 May, A[rthur] Conan Doyle, “(please specify the chapter number)”, in The Land of Mist (eBook no. 0601351h.html), Australia: Project Gutenberg Australia, published April 2019:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| telephone rings | Number=Plur | lexicographic |