ringing
/ˈɹɪŋɪŋ/verb
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To enclose or surround.
Example: The inner city was ringed with dingy industrial areas.
To make an incision around; to girdle.
Example: They ringed the trees to make the clearing easier next year.
To attach a ring to, especially for identification.
Example: We managed to ring 22 birds this morning.
To surround or fit with a ring, or as if with a ring.
Example: to ring a pig’s snout
verb
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Of a bell, etc., to produce a resonant sound.
Example: The bells were ringing in the town.
To make (a bell, etc.) produce a resonant sound.
Example: The deliveryman rang the doorbell to drop off a parcel.
To produce (a sound) by ringing.
Example: They rang a Christmas carol on their handbells.
To produce the sound of a bell or a similar sound.
Example: Whose mobile phone is ringing?
noun
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The sound of something that rings.
The quality of being resonant.
A technique used in the study of wild birds, by attaching a small, individually numbered, metal or plastic tag to their legs or wings.
The theft of cars and illegally changing their identities for resale.
adjective
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Loud and clear.
Made forcefully; powerful.