ting-a-ringint.n.

Brit.

/ˌtɪŋəˈrɪŋ/,

/ˈtɪŋərɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈtɪŋəˌrɪŋ/

Forms: frequently reduplicated.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: ting int., -a- , ring n.²

Etymology: < ting int. + -a-, connective element + ring n.²

rare.

Representing the sound of the repeated ringing of a small bell, or a sound resembling or imitating this; = ting-a-ling int. Also occasionally as n.: a sound of this kind; = ting-a-ling n.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > resonance or sonority > ringing sound > ring [interjection] > tinkle

ting1579

ting-a-ring1794

ting-a-ling1838

the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > resonance or sonority > ringing sound > [noun] > tinkle or ting

twinkling13..

tinglinga1398

tinklinga1398

ting1611

tinkle-tanklinga1625

tinkle-tankle1642

tinniment1656

tinkle1722

tingle1754

sprinkle1843

ting-a-ling?1850

tankling1864

plinkety1891

ting-a-ring1931

1794 Sudbury's New Royal Whim of Night 49 My cymbal go ting a ring ting.

1833 J. Marcet Spring in Seasons iv. 54 The great dinner-bell went ting a ring a ring a ring.

1900 Punch 17 Oct. 276/1 The trials of the telephone. (An everyday experience in London.) Ting-a-ring-a-ring. (Pause.) ‘Are you there?’ (No answer). Ting-a-ring-a-ring-a-ring. (Pause.) ‘Hulloa!’ (Still no answer.) Ting-a-ring-a-ring-a-ring-a-ring-a-ring-a-ring, etc. (Pause.) ‘Hulloa!! Are you there?’

1931 W. C. Williams in Amer. Caravan 4 453 The Ting a ring of Small pieces of metal jangling The clap of a door.

1961 Daily News (N.Y.) 12 Oct. c76/1 Ting-a-ring... It was Somerset Maugham who noted that the telephone never rings unless somebody wants something.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2021; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	ting-a-ring
释义	ting-a-ringint.n. Brit. /ˌtɪŋəˈrɪŋ/, /ˈtɪŋərɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈtɪŋəˌrɪŋ/ Forms: frequently reduplicated. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: ting int., -a- , ring n.² Etymology: < ting int. + -a-, connective element + ring n.² rare. Representing the sound of the repeated ringing of a small bell, or a sound resembling or imitating this; = ting-a-ling int. Also occasionally as n.: a sound of this kind; = ting-a-ling n. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > resonance or sonority > ringing sound > ring [interjection] > tinkle ting1579 ting-a-ring1794 ting-a-ling1838 the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > resonance or sonority > ringing sound > [noun] > tinkle or ting twinkling13.. tinglinga1398 tinklinga1398 ting1611 tinkle-tanklinga1625 tinkle-tankle1642 tinniment1656 tinkle1722 tingle1754 sprinkle1843 ting-a-ling?1850 tankling1864 plinkety1891 ting-a-ring1931 1794 Sudbury's New Royal Whim of Night 49 My cymbal go ting a ring ting. 1833 J. Marcet Spring in Seasons iv. 54 The great dinner-bell went ting a ring a ring a ring. 1900 Punch 17 Oct. 276/1 The trials of the telephone. (An everyday experience in London.) Ting-a-ring-a-ring. (Pause.) ‘Are you there?’ (No answer). Ting-a-ring-a-ring-a-ring. (Pause.) ‘Hulloa!’ (Still no answer.) Ting-a-ring-a-ring-a-ring-a-ring-a-ring-a-ring, etc. (Pause.) ‘Hulloa!! Are you there?’ 1931 W. C. Williams in Amer. Caravan 4 453 The Ting a ring of Small pieces of metal jangling The clap of a door. 1961 Daily News (N.Y.) 12 Oct. c76/1 Ting-a-ring... It was Somerset Maugham who noted that the telephone never rings unless somebody wants something. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2021; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < int.n.1794
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