Analysis Complete

ringing

/ ringing /
noun/adjective

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
the giving of a ring as a token of engagement
Type of:
betrothal troth engagement
noun Sense 2
the sound of a bell ringing
"the distinctive ring of the church bell"
"the ringing of the telephone"
"the tintinnabulation that so volumnously swells from the ringing and the dinging of the bells"--E. A. Poe"
Type of:
sound
Kinds of:
bell ringing
Derived:
tintinnabulate ring knell peal call
adjective Sense 3
having a tendency to reverberate or be repeatedly reflected
"a reverberant room"
"the reverberant booms of cannon"
Similar:
bright brilliant clinking echoing(a) reechoing hollow jingling jingly
Opposites:
unreverberant nonresonant
noun Sense 4
having the character of a loud deep sound; the quality of being resonant
Type of:
timbre timber quality
Derived:
resonate vibrate resound echo ring
Semantic Complexity
56%
Sense Count
4
Total Synonyms
8
Total Relationships
28
Times Searched
24
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Related Words

betrothal troth engagement sound bell ringing bright brilliant clinking echoing(a) reechoing hollow jingling