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Ringing   /rˈɪŋɪŋ/   Listen
noun
Ringing  n.  A & n. from Ring, v.
Ringing engine, a simple form of pile driver in which the monkey is lifted by men pulling on ropes.


verb
Ring  v. t.  (past rang; past part. rung; pres. part. ringing)  
1.
To cause to sound, especially by striking, as a metallic body; as, to ring a bell.
2.
To make (a sound), as by ringing a bell; to sound. "The shard-borne beetle, with his drowsy hums, Hath rung night's yawning peal."
3.
To repeat often, loudly, or earnestly.
To ring a peal, to ring a set of changes on a chime of bells.
To ring the changes upon. See under Change.
To ring in or To ring out, to usher, attend on, or celebrate, by the ringing of bells; as, to ring out the old year and ring in the new..
To ring the bells backward, to sound the chimes, reversing the common order; formerly done as a signal of alarm or danger.


Ring  v. t.  (past & past part. ringed; pres. part. ringing)  
1.
To surround with a ring, or as with a ring; to encircle. "Ring these fingers."
2.
(Hort.) To make a ring around by cutting away the bark; to girdle; as, to ring branches or roots.
3.
To fit with a ring or with rings, as the fingers, or a swine's snout.


Ring  v. i.  (past rang; past part. rung; pres. part. ringing)  
1.
To sound, as a bell or other sonorous body, particularly a metallic one. "Now ringen trompes loud and clarion." "Why ring not out the bells?"
2.
To practice making music with bells.
3.
To sound loud; to resound; to be filled with a ringing or reverberating sound. "With sweeter notes each rising temple rung." "The hall with harp and carol rang." "My ears still ring with noise."
4.
To continue to sound or vibrate; to resound. "The assertion is still ringing in our ears."
5.
To be filled with report or talk; as, the whole town rings with his fame.


Ring  v. i.  (past & past part. ringed; pres. part. ringing)  (Falconry) To rise in the air spirally.





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"Ringing" Quotes from Famous Books



... that voice, forced and ringing feebly, but with a penetrating effect of quietness in the enormous discord of noises, as if sent out from some remote spot of peace beyond the black wastes of the gale; again he heard a man's voice—the ...
— Typhoon • Joseph Conrad
... ordered to be preached at Perth, and a Te Deum sung in the church; and ringing of bells, and other demonstrations deceived the hearts of those who knew little of the real injury done to the cause, or amused others whose nearest interests had not suffered in the Sherriff Muir. A paper was also circulated containing a report of the battle, of course highly favourable ...
— Memoirs of the Jacobites of 1715 and 1745. - Volume I. • Mrs. Thomson
... died In distance far aloof, It seemed a blessing did abide Upon that silent roof, As far away their cheery singing Upon the frosty air came ringing. ...
— In The Yule-Log Glow--Book 3 - Christmas Poems from 'round the World • Various
... the cry and turned pale. Well he knew the ringing voice of Frithiof. Fiercely as autumn winds fell the ...
— Northland Heroes • Florence Holbrook
... stirred, moved forward inch by inch, closer, closer, then to the left to get behind, nearer, ever nearer, till the time had come for me to act. I rose silently to my moccasined feet, softly drew my heavy knife against events, and lightly struck the ringing blade against ...
— The Hidden Children • Robert W. Chambers


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