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English noun: ringing | |||
| 1. | ringing (event) the sound of a bell ringing | ||
| Samples | 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. | ||
| Synonyms | ring, tintinnabulation | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | sound | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | bell ringing | ||
| 2. | ringing (communication) the giving of a ring as a token of engagement | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | betrothal, engagement, troth | ||
| 3. | ringing (attribute) having the character of a loud deep sound; the quality of being resonant | ||
| Synonyms | plangency, resonance, reverberance, sonority, sonorousness, vibrancy | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | quality, timber, timbre, tone | ||
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