ringing
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3.2
- noun
- /ˈrɪŋɪŋ/
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resonancia
- Jane Fleck was awakened by the soft ringing of the telephone on the night table beside her.
So I just hear ringing if it's too quiet and it's it's pretty chaotic.
- So I just hear ringing if it's too quiet and it's it's pretty chaotic.
- I cried in second grade about the fire alarm ringing and I fell out of my chair.
Examples
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And that has a certain bell ringing quality to it.
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Much as she tried to ignore it, the ringing would not go away.
Fiction book (1999) -
Tinnitus is a ringing in your ears.
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The next morning, the ringing phone dragged Tess from the depths of sleep.
Fiction book (1996) -
I fell into a deep sleep and awoke to the shrill ringing of the doorbell.
Fiction book (1993) -
The muezzin of the mosque calls the faithful to prayer in ringing tones.
Academic text (2004) -
The barge finishes rounding the curve, and the ringing grows louder.
Fiction book (2001) -
Frida, panicking and putting on large boots, hears the ringing through her cordless phone.
Fiction book (1999) -
The musician produced a beautiful ringing sound from the newly crafted bell.
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We listened to the ringing of church bells echoing across the valley.
Synonyms
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6.3
The slow deep sound a bell makes when hit
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5.8
A deep sound a large bell or clock makes when it rings
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5.8
A deep full sound that echoes and fills a space
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7.5
A full, deep sound that fills a space
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3.3
A sound made by bells during a ceremony or musical performance
A loud, full sound that echoes and stays in the air
A deep, full sound that fills a room or hall
A loud, deep, mournful sound that moves people
A light ringing sound made by bells or wind chimes
A repeating sound that continues after the first sound stops
Clear ringing sounds that bells make
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Etymology
Ringing comes from the simple word ring, which meant the clear 'sound' of a bell. So, to call a speech ringing means it has a loud, clear, echoing quality like a bell.