ringing
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