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    ring
    [riNG]
    verb
    ringing (present participle)
    1. surround (someone or something), especially for protection or containment:
      "the courthouse was ringed with police"
      • form a line around the edge of (something circular):
        "dark shadows ringed his eyes"
      • BRITISH ENGLISH
        draw a circle around (something), especially to focus attention on it:
        "an area of Tribeca had been ringed in red"
    2. ornithology
      BRITISH ENGLISH
      put an aluminium strip round the leg of (a bird) for subsequent identification:
      "only a small proportion of warblers are caught and ringed"
      • put a circular band through the nose of (a bull, pig, or other farm animal) to lead or otherwise control it:
        "in the mid 1850s there were fines for not ringing swine"
    Origin
    Old English hring, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch ring, German Ring, also to the noun rank.
    ring
    [riNG]
    verb
    ringing (present participle)
    1. make a clear resonant or vibrating sound:
      "a bell rang loudly" · "his words rang in the clear air"
    2. BRITISH ENGLISH
      call by telephone:
      "I rang her this morning" · "I tried to ring, but the lines to Moscow were engaged"
      Similar:
      give someone a ring
      give someone a call
      get someone on the phone
      get on the phone to
      make/place a call (to)
      give someone a buzz
      give someone a bell
      give someone a tinkle
      get on the blower to
      get someone on the horn
    3. (of a person's ears) be filled with a continuous buzzing or humming sound, especially as the aftereffect of a blow or loud noise:
      "he yelled so loudly that my eardrums rang"
      • convey a specified impression or quality:
        "the author's honesty rings true"
    Origin
    Old English hringan, of Germanic origin, perhaps imitative.
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    The meaning of RINGING is clear and full in tone : resounding. How to use ringing in a sentence.
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