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unringing

unringing

8.5
Not making a bell sound
  • adjective
translation icon : silencioso
  • In the quiet house, the unringing doorbell meant no visitors were expected.

Examples

  • The unringing bell in the old church tower added to the sense of calm.

  • He stared at the unringing phone, waiting for news that never came.

  • The unringing phone sat on the table.

  • After the call, the phone was unringing for hours.

  • In the quiet house, the unringing doorbell meant no visitors were expected.

  • The unringing bell in the old church tower added to the sense of calm.

  • He stared at the unringing phone, waiting for news that never came.

Synonyms

soundless
vsunringing
4 4.0

Not making any sound

is specifically about absence of bell-like sound or echo
ringless
vsunringing
4.2

Not making a ringing sound, like a phone that is silent

is about general silence or lack of echo rather than just devices

Antonyms

37 3.2

A loud clear tone a voice or speech has that sounds like an echo

Surface Forms

unringing positive

Morphology

unringing = ringing (transparent) = un + ring + ing

The prefix 'un-' negates the adjective 'ringing', clearly indicating the absence of a ringing sound.

Etymology

Unringing is made from the part un- ('not') plus ringing, from ring, the sound a bell makes. So unringing describes something 'not ringing' or quiet.