ringtone
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2.0
- noun
- /ˈrɪŋtoʊn/
:
tono de llamada
- Bob sang, "Don't worry about a thing," which is my cell phone ringtone.
- phone ringtone
- cellphone ringtone
- cell phone ringtone
You know that cricket ringtone they have on your iPhone?
- You know that cricket ringtone they have on your iPhone?
- It was people who sold ringtones and people who sold pornography.
- Then it would have been, but I was like, but his ringtone was the actual rings of Saturn.
- I remember it was our friend Saad's ringtone.
- Savage move from anyone who still uses custom ringtones.
- I was going to go for Samsung ringtone.
- And you know the Nokia ringtone?
- The sounds that come out of the phone for like the touch sounds and the ringtone are like Coca-Cola bottle sounds.
- Yeah, that sounds like a ringtone, Friar ass.
- But this is like her ringtone is you.
Examples
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Some people have personalized ringtones for family members and friends.
Academic text (2007) -
Upon leaving, she leaned over my shoulder and said, "Thinking of changing your ringtone?"
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I love, love, love the video; in fact, that was our ringtone while we were building!
Blog text (30) -
You know that cricket ringtone they have on your iPhone?
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I repeatedly heard my ringtone, and then I'd look at my phone and there would be nothing.
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Today we may hear all kinds of ringtones to signal us that someone is calling.
Academic text (2007) -
You can use a custom audio file as a notification sound or ringtone.
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- Mum, you've got a disco ringtone.
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One Halloween, I changed my ringtone to be a maniacal laugh of the muh ha ha ha persuasion.
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Today we may hear all kinds of ringtones to signal us that someone is calling.
Synonyms
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1.0
A clear ringing sound made by a struck metal object
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1.0
The sound a bell or phone makes when struck
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3.7
A short high sound like a small bell, for example a notification tone
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1.7
A clear musical ringing sound made by a bell or a set of bells
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3.6
A repeated ringing sound a bell makes
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7.7
A short high sound made by a phone or microwave
A small electric bell that rings to tell someone about an incoming phone call
A short bell sound on a phone or app that signals a message
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Etymology
The word ringtone comes from the two simple words ring and tone, where ring is the sound a bell makes ('a call') and tone means 'a musical sound'. So a ringtone is the short musical sound a phone makes to tell you someone is calling.