ringing

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɹɪŋɪŋ/

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• Rhymes: -ɪŋɪŋ

Noun

ringing (countable and uncountable, plural ringings)

1. The sound of something that rings.
2. The quality of being resonant.
3. 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. The theft of cars and illegally changing their identities for resale.

Synonyms

• (technique used in the study of birds): banding

Derived terms

• bellringing, bell-ringing
• change-ringing
• ringing engine

Translations

sound

Belarusian: звон m (zvon) Bulgarian: звън (bg) m (zvǎn) Finnish: pirinä (fi) Italian: riecheggiamento (it) m, risuonamento m, riecheggiare (it)

quality of being resonant

Bulgarian: звънливост f (zvǎnlivost) Finnish: resonointi (fi) Italian: risonanza (it) f Romanian: sunător (ro)

technique used in the study of birds

Finnish: rengastus (fi) Italian: anellamento m Swedish: ringmärkning

Adjective

ringing (comparative more ringing, superlative most ringing)

1. Loud and clear.
   • 1999 March 20, Natalie Angiers, The Guardian:

     They declare ringing confirmation for their theories even in the face of feeble data.

2. (figurative) Made forcefully; powerful.
   • 2025 November 21, Tom Nichols, “The President Is Losing Control of Himself”, in The Atlantic‎:

     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.”

Derived terms

• ringingly
• ringingness

Translations

loud or clear

Bulgarian: звучен (bg) (zvučen), звънлив (bg) (zvǎnliv) German: kraftvoll (de), klar (de)

Verb

ringing

1. present participle and gerund of ring

Anagrams

• girning