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The filmmakers who I'm pining to work for aren't ringing my phone off the hook.
Sean Astin

Meaning of "ringing" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF RINGING

ringing  [ˈrɪŋɪŋ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF RINGING

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Ringing is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES RINGING MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of ringing in the English dictionary

The definition of ringing in the dictionary is the act or sound of ringing a bell. Other definition of ringing is a sensation of humming or ringing.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH RINGING


bell-ringing
bɛlˈrɪŋɪŋ
blinging
ˈblɪŋɪŋ
clinging
ˈklɪŋɪŋ
gunslinging
ˈɡʌnˌslɪŋɪŋ
minging
ˈmɪŋɪŋ
mudslinging
ˈmʌdˌslɪŋɪŋ
pinging
ˈpɪŋɪŋ
singing
ˈsɪŋɪŋ
springing
ˈsprɪŋɪŋ
stinging
ˈstɪŋɪŋ
swinging
ˈswɪŋɪŋ
upbringing
ˈʌpˌbrɪŋɪŋ
wringing
ˈrɪŋɪŋ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE RINGING

ringbolt
ringbone
ringdove
ringed
ringed plover
ringent
ringer
Ringer´s solution
ringgit
ringhals
ringing tone
ringingly
ringleader
ringless
ringlet
ringleted
ringlets
ringlike
ringman
ringmaster

WORDS THAT END LIKE RINGING

avenging
banging
belonging
challenging
changing
community singing
cringing
flanging
flower arranging
game-changing
gang-banging
hand-wringing
longing
managing
overhanging
paperhanging
plunging
thronging
unchanging
wall hanging
wide-ranging

Synonyms and antonyms of ringing in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «RINGING»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «ringing» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of ringing

Translation of «ringing» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF RINGING

Find out the translation of ringing to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of ringing from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «ringing» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

响亮的
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

agudo
570 millions of speakers

English

ringing
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

बज
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

رنين
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

звон
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

vibrante
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ধ্বনিত
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

sonore
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Berdering
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

klirrend
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

鳴り響く
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

울리는
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Muni
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

chuông
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஒலித்து
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

रिंगिंग
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

çınlama
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

sonoro
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

dzwonienia
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

дзвін
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

de apel
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ήχους
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

gelui
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

ringande
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

ringing
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of ringing

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «RINGING»

The term «ringing» is very widely used and occupies the 21.735 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «RINGING» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about ringing

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10 QUOTES WITH «RINGING»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word ringing.
1
Sean Astin
The filmmakers who I'm pining to work for aren't ringing my phone off the hook.
2
Paul Auster
It was a wrong number that started it, the telephone ringing three times in the dead of night, and the voice on the other end asking for someone he was not.
3
Gary Barlow
It wasn't not being famous any more, or even not being a recording artist. It was having nobody who needed me, no phones ringing, nothing to do. Because I'm still too young to do nothing. I was only 24 when all that happened. Now, at 40, I feel I've got more to give than I ever have.
4
P. T. Barnum
To me there is no picture so beautiful as smiling, bright-eyed, happy children; no music so sweet as their clear and ringing laughter.
5
Ray Charles
I don't know about other writers, but for myself, to write I must be relatively quiet - it's very difficult to write with the telephone and the doorbell ringing and conversation going on; I'm not that good a writer to write through all that!
6
Ronald Frame
As a little boy, I apparently had a predilection for undoing latch gates, running up pathways and ringing doorbells - and then running off again and away before the door was opened behind me.
7
Mel Gibson
I got the acting bug back because I felt like all of a sudden maybe after all these years, maybe I might have something to offer again. I walked away from it after 'Signs' because I just felt I was a bit stale and it wasn't ringing my bells, so I focused on directing, writing and producing.
8
Jane Green
I don't listen to anything when I'm writing. I need total quiet, which is astounding, given that I spent years working for a newspaper and having to write features surrounded by ringing phones and people shouting.
9
Steve Huffman
I use the traditional phone noise that's built into iOS. I like an actual ringing sound.
10
Celia Imrie
My first job was in pantomime; I was a chorus girl in 'Dick Whittington' at 16. I got the part by ringing the director daily to see if anyone had dropped out, and it paid off eventually, when I was cast as a rat!

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «RINGING»

Discover the use of ringing in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to ringing and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Ringing Cedars of Russia
After rising rapidly to the top of national best-seller lists, first-time author Vladimir Megr has some explaining to do.
Vladimir Megre, Leonid Sharashkin, 2008
2
The Ringing Ear: Black Poets Lean South
More than one hundred contemporary black poets laugh at and cry about, pray for and curse, flee and return to the South in this collection of poems, which features contributions by Nikki Giovanni, Kevin Young, Cornelius Eady, Sonia Sanchez, ...
Nikky Finney, 2007
3
Anastasia
You are about to read some of the most shocking revelations to appear in thousands of years of human history - so significant that they are changing the course of our destiny and rocking scientific and religious circles to the core.
Vladimir Megré, Leonid Sharashkin, 2008
4
Ringing the Changes in Europe: Regulatory Competition and ...
The nature of state activities is undergoing rapid transformation in Europe.
Adrienne Windhoff-Héritier, Christoph Knill, Susanne Mingers, 1996
5
Tinnitus: A Self-management Guide for the Ringing in Your Ears
Tinnitus: A Self Management Guide for the Ringing in Your Ears provides a comprehensive self-help program to managing tinnitus ("ringing in the ears") and related difficulties (e.g. low mood, stress, anxiety, poor sleep).The aim of this ...
Jane L. Henry, Peter H. Wilson, 2002
6
Ringing in the Common Love of Good: The United Farmers of ...
Founded in 1914, the United Farmers of Ontario (UFO) became a significant force in the province, winning the most seats in the 1919 provincial election and forming a governing coalition with the Independent Labour Party.
Kerry Badgely, 2000
7
Ringing for You: A Love Story with Interruptions
An office temp wiles away the boring routine of being a receptionist by writing a book and observing the people and power politics all around her. Reprint.
Anouchka Grose Forrester, 2000
8
Ringing in the Wilderness: Selections from the North Country ...
Included here are such diverse voices as Robert Bly, Thomas McGrath, Gerald Vizenor, Barton Sutter and Linda Hasselstrom, as well as extended excerpts from founding editor Jack Miller's long-running columns.
Rhoda R. Gilman, 1996
9
Ringing in the Season
Book 5 in the Twelve Quickies of Christmas series Christmas is only two days away, and Traci Campbell has never felt more miserable.
Rachel Bo, 2003
10
Bells are ringing: a musical play
Vocal scores The abbreviation listed after each title indicates the company who handles performance rights for the show.
Jule Styne, 1957

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «RINGING»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term ringing is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Reuben Abati: My phones have stopped ringing
The intrusion into my private life was total as my wife complained about her sleep being disrupted by phones that never seemed to stop ringing. Besides ... «DailyPost Nigeria, Jul 15»
2
Magnetic pulses to the brain may ease ringing in the ears
The nearly 45 million Americans with tinnitus hear a persistent ringing, buzzing, hissing or other sound even when there is no external sound source. Tinnitus ... «CBS News, Jul 15»
3
Cable car ringing contest has new champion
San Francisco's cable car bell-ringing contest was a little offbeat this year — the match went to a tiebreaker, where a ringer claimed victory at the end of a ... «SFGate, Jul 15»
4
Tinnitus Leave A Familiar Ringing In Your Ears? Now Researchers …
Tinnitus affects one in five Americans. Researchers now know why the phantom ringing-ear condition is so hard to treat after conducting invasive brain scans. «Tech Times, Apr 15»
5
Ringing Bells to Mark End of Civil War
SHARPSBURG, Md. (AP) -- Two Civil War battlefields in Maryland are ringing bells to mark the 150th anniversary of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee's surrender ... «The Charlottesville Newsplex, Apr 15»
6
Bell ringing on April 9 to commemorate Civil War's end
The bell ringing will go on for four minutes, officials said, one minute for each year of the war. They're hoping to enlist bell ringers at churches, temples, schools, ... «MinnPost, Mar 15»
7
'In the name of the Holy Pot': Zombie Church preaches against …
Ringing cowbells, pots and pans… a new 'anti-corruption religion' is emerging in Slovenia. The Zombie Church has already attracted thousands of followers and ... «RT, Dec 14»
8
'alarm bells ringing' in a&e wards
Labour said that the failure to put out weekly winter pressures situation reports "sends alarm bells ringing" as A&E wards struggle to cope with demand. «Daily Mail, Nov 14»
9
Study: More coffee may prevent your ears from ringing
Drinking coffee may prevent tinnitus, or chronic ringing of the ears, according to new research from Brigham and Women's hospital in Boston. Doctors previously ... «PBS NewsHour, Aug 14»
10
Police: Man stabbed over ringing doorbell
The criminal complaint against 49-year-old J. Omar Bustamante, of South Greensburg, doesn't make clear why the victim, 58-year-old Dennis Shaw, was ringing ... «WPXI Pittsburgh, Jun 14»

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