ringing

(noun, adjective, verb)

adjective

1. Loud and clear.

2. Made forcefully; powerful.

noun

1. the sound of a bell ringing

- 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

Similar word(s): ring, tintinnabulation

Definition categories: event, sound

2. the giving of a ring as a token of engagement

Definition categories: communication, betrothal, engagement, troth

3. having the character of a loud deep sound; the quality of being resonant

Similar word(s): plangency, resonance, reverberance, sonority, sonorousness, vibrancy

Definition categories: attribute, quality, timber, timbre, tone

verb

1. present participle of ring