Word

ringing, n.
(ringings)
freq. cnt. 2

the giving of a ring as a token of engagement
<noun.communication> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

ringing

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hypernym

engagement, betrothal, troth

the sound of a bell ringing
<noun.event> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

ring ringing tintinnabulation

sample sentences

"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

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ring ring

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ring ring ring

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tintinnabulate

semantic pointers

hypernym

sound

hyponym

bell ringing

having the character of a loud deep sound; the quality of being resonant
<noun.attribute> freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

plangency resonance reverberance ringing sonority sonorousness vibrancy

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resonant resonate

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sonorous

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vibrate

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plangent