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ringing
has definitions from the field of music
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[ noun ] the giving of a ring as a token of engagement
Used in print (David Boroff, "Jewish Teen-Age Culture"...)There are boxed proclamations in the newspaper of watchings , pinnings , ringings , engagements , and marriages in a scrupulously graded hierarchy of felicity . Related terms |
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[ noun ] the sound of a bell ringing
Synonyms Examples "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"--E. A. Poe Used in print (William Maxwell, The Chateau....)The telephone was in the study but the ringing came from the hall . Related terms |
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[ noun ] (music) having the character of a loud deep sound; the quality of being resonant
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