ringing

adjective

ring·ing ˈriŋ-iŋ How to pronounce ringing (audio)

: clear and full in tone : resounding

a ringing baritone

: vigorously unequivocal : decisive

a ringing condemnation of immorality

ringingly

ˈriŋ-iŋ-lē How to pronounce ringing (audio)

adverb

Example Sentences

Do you hear that ringing sound? an angry, ringing denial of the charges

Recent Examples on the Web About 75 firefighters responded to the incident, and were still trying to douse the flames as of 11 p.m. Battalion Chief Robert Rezende told OnScene TV that the call initially came in as a ringing alarm.

Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Feb. 2022 The next year, President Kennedy made a resonant decision: to boldly go, as the Star Trek prologue was to put it in a ringing split infinitive, where no man had gone before.

Anthony Haden-guest, Harper's Magazine, 26 Oct. 2021 But a new research paper released by the Schuyler Mansion State Historic Site in Albany, N.Y., offers the most ringing case yet.

Jennifer Schuessler, New York Times, 9 Nov. 2020 Peel away the veil of doubt, and there could hardly be a more ringing endorsement of an artist whose workings, methods, exuberance and connective spirit knew no bounds.

Steven Winn, San Francisco Chronicle, 2 Nov. 2017

ringing 1 of 3

adjective

as in loud

marked by a high volume of sound an angry, ringing denial of the charges

Synonyms & Similar Words

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loud
deafening
roaring
thundering
piercing
shrill
blasting
blaring
booming
resounding
thunderous
earsplitting
sonorous
stentorian
plangent
clamorous
noisy
clangorous
strident
discordant
raucous
vociferous
squealing
grating
slam-bang
brazen
dinning
overloud
harsh
obstreperous
rip-roaring
sharp

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

low
soft
gentle
silent
still
quiet
dead
muffled
soothing
calm
muted
peaceful
tranquil
restful
dreamy
hushed
serene
toned (down)
stilly
ultraquiet
softened

as in round

marked by conspicuously full and rich sounds or tones sings in a ringing baritone that can be heard throughout the hall

Synonyms & Similar Words

round
reverberating
loud
resonant
resounding
vibrant
sonorous
reverberant
mellow
golden
plangent
powerful
rotund
deep
reverberative
thundering
orotund
mellifluous
thunderous
rich
stentorian
full
plummy
mellifluent

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

hollow
cavernous
faint
muted
low
soft
weak
murmurous
thin
tinny
smothered

as in unmistakable

not subject to misinterpretation or more than one interpretation whereas other candidates hedged on that hot-button issue, he delivered a ringing endorsement of the pro-choice position

Synonyms & Similar Words

unmistakable
apparent
clear
obvious
evident
distinct
straightforward
visible
plain
manifest
broad
patent
crystal clear
lucid
luminous
unequivocal
unambiguous
transparent
simple
decided
pellucid
bald
palpable
noticeable
intelligible
barefaced
clear-cut
perspicuous
unambivalent
tangible
open-and-shut
nonambiguous
comprehensible
explicit
understandable
luculent
recognizable
discernible
perceptible
bald-faced
overt
observable
bright-line
graspable
appreciable
tidy
cognizable
comprehendible
trenchant
fathomable
knowable
uncomplicated
sensible
decipherable
undisguised
cognoscible
discernable
self-evident
readable
digestible
legible
self-explanatory
clean
clean-cut
well-defined
fair
black-and-white

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

dark
indistinct
mysterious
cryptic
unintelligible
ambiguous
unclear
clouded
obscure
equivocal
enigmatic
indecipherable
incomprehensible
unfathomable
imperceptible
enigmatical
vague
gray
grey
subtle
unknowable
misty
indefinite
indeterminate
impalpable
hazy
insensible
nebulous
noncommittal
cloudy
sketchy
nonobvious
unapparent
obfuscated
indiscernible
inappreciable
imprecise
unclarified
slippery
murky
illegible
gauzy
unreadable
undecipherable

ringing

2 of 3

verb (1)

present participle of ring

as in surrounding

to form a circle around tall cypress trees ringing the park

Synonyms & Similar Words

surrounding
circling
encircling
enclosing
wreathing
encompassing
girding
girdling
embracing
environing
inclosing
compassing
walling
swarming
circumscribing
besieging
closing in
besetting
entrenching
cordoning (off)
fencing (in)
hemming (in)
intrenching
investing

as in circling

to travel completely around the line of season ticket buyers ringed the block

Synonyms & Similar Words

circling
orbiting
encircling
traversing
rounding
crossing
circuiting
circumventing
girdling
circumnavigating
perambulating
circumambulating
compassing

ringing

3 of 3

verb (2)

present participle of ring

as in chiming

to make the clear sound heard when metal vibrates I didn't hear the doorbell ring

Synonyms & Similar Words

chiming
jingling
echoing
tolling
pealing
knelling
bonging
clinking
clanging
resonating
pinging
clashing
clanking
tinkling
gonging
jangling
reverberating
dinging
tingling
resounding
plunking
tanging
chinking
plonking
plinking
ding-donging

单词	ringing
释义	ringing adjective ring·ing ˈriŋ-iŋ 1 : clear and full in tone : resounding a ringing baritone 2 : vigorously unequivocal : decisive a ringing condemnation of immorality ringingly ˈriŋ-iŋ-lē adverb Synonyms blaring blasting booming clamorous clangorous deafening earsplitting loud piercing plangent resounding roaring slam-bang sonorous stentorian thundering thunderous See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences Do you hear that ringing sound? an angry, ringing denial of the charges Recent Examples on the Web About 75 firefighters responded to the incident, and were still trying to douse the flames as of 11 p.m. Battalion Chief Robert Rezende told OnScene TV that the call initially came in as a ringing alarm. Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Feb. 2022 The next year, President Kennedy made a resonant decision: to boldly go, as the Star Trek prologue was to put it in a ringing split infinitive, where no man had gone before. Anthony Haden-guest, Harper's Magazine, 26 Oct. 2021 But a new research paper released by the Schuyler Mansion State Historic Site in Albany, N.Y., offers the most ringing case yet. Jennifer Schuessler, New York Times, 9 Nov. 2020 Peel away the veil of doubt, and there could hardly be a more ringing endorsement of an artist whose workings, methods, exuberance and connective spirit knew no bounds. Steven Winn, San Francisco Chronicle, 2 Nov. 2017 Word History First Known Use 14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Phrases Containing ringing change ringing change ringing ringing 1 of 3 adjective 1 as in loud marked by a high volume of sound an angry, ringing denial of the charges Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance loud deafening roaring thundering piercing shrill blasting blaring booming resounding thunderous earsplitting sonorous stentorian plangent clamorous noisy clangorous strident discordant raucous vociferous squealing grating slam-bang brazen dinning overloud harsh obstreperous rip-roaring sharp Antonyms & Near Antonyms low soft gentle silent still quiet dead muffled soothing calm muted peaceful tranquil restful dreamy hushed serene toned (down) stilly ultraquiet softened See More 2 as in round marked by conspicuously full and rich sounds or tones sings in a ringing baritone that can be heard throughout the hall Synonyms & Similar Words round reverberating loud resonant resounding vibrant sonorous reverberant mellow golden plangent powerful rotund deep reverberative thundering orotund mellifluous thunderous rich stentorian full plummy mellifluent Antonyms & Near Antonyms hollow cavernous faint muted low soft weak murmurous thin tinny smothered See More 3 as in unmistakable not subject to misinterpretation or more than one interpretation whereas other candidates hedged on that hot-button issue, he delivered a ringing endorsement of the pro-choice position Synonyms & Similar Words unmistakable apparent clear obvious evident distinct straightforward visible plain manifest broad patent crystal clear lucid luminous unequivocal unambiguous transparent simple decided pellucid bald palpable noticeable intelligible barefaced clear-cut perspicuous unambivalent tangible open-and-shut nonambiguous comprehensible explicit understandable luculent recognizable discernible perceptible bald-faced overt observable bright-line graspable appreciable tidy cognizable comprehendible trenchant fathomable knowable uncomplicated sensible decipherable undisguised cognoscible discernable self-evident readable digestible legible self-explanatory clean clean-cut well-defined fair black-and-white Antonyms & Near Antonyms dark indistinct mysterious cryptic unintelligible ambiguous unclear clouded obscure equivocal enigmatic indecipherable incomprehensible unfathomable imperceptible enigmatical vague gray grey subtle unknowable misty indefinite indeterminate impalpable hazy insensible nebulous noncommittal cloudy sketchy nonobvious unapparent obfuscated indiscernible inappreciable imprecise unclarified slippery murky illegible gauzy unreadable undecipherable See More ringing 2 of 3 verb (1) present participle of ring 1 as in surrounding to form a circle around tall cypress trees ringing the park Synonyms & Similar Words surrounding circling encircling enclosing wreathing encompassing girding girdling embracing environing inclosing compassing walling swarming circumscribing besieging closing in besetting entrenching cordoning (off) fencing (in) hemming (in) intrenching investing 2 as in circling to travel completely around the line of season ticket buyers ringed the block Synonyms & Similar Words circling orbiting encircling traversing rounding crossing circuiting circumventing girdling circumnavigating perambulating circumambulating compassing ringing 3 of 3 verb (2) present participle of ring as in chiming to make the clear sound heard when metal vibrates I didn't hear the doorbell ring Synonyms & Similar Words chiming jingling echoing tolling pealing knelling bonging clinking clanging resonating pinging clashing clanking tinkling gonging jangling reverberating dinging tingling resounding plunking tanging chinking plonking plinking ding-donging
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