Unscramble ringing

Definition of ringing

noun:

• the sound of a bell ringing; ; ; --E. A. Poe; "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.
• the giving of a ring as a token of engagement.
• having the character of a loud deep sound; the quality of being resonant. Synonyms: plangency, resonance, reverberance, sonority, sonorousness, vibrancy.

verb:

• sound loudly and sonorously; "the bells rang". Synonyms: peal, ring.
• ring or echo with sound; "the hall resounded with laughter". Synonyms: echo, resound, reverberate, ring.
• make (bells) ring, often for the purposes of musical edification; "Ring the bells", "My uncle rings every Sunday at the local church". Synonyms: knell, ring.
• get or try to get into communication (with someone) by telephone; "I tried to call you all night", "Take two aspirin and call me in the morning". Synonyms: call, call up, phone, ring, telephone.
• extend on all sides of simultaneously; encircle; "The forest surrounds my property". Synonyms: border, environ, ring, skirt, surround.
• attach a ring to the foot of, in order to identify; "ring birds", "band the geese to observe their migratory patterns". Synonyms: band, ring.

Related words

bong, cloister, consonate, ding, dingdong, dong, enclose, fringe, gird, girdle, inclose, knell, peal, reecho, tintinnabulate, toll.

Words nearby

bringing, cringing, ranging, rigging, ringling, rinsing, singing.

Rhymes with

bringing, singing, slinging, stinging, swinging.