Antonyms for ringing


Grammar : Adj
Spell : ring
Phonetic Transcription : rɪŋ


Definition of ringing

Origin :
  • "act of causing a bell to ring; sound made by a bell," 14c., verbal noun from ring (v.1). Meaning "ringing sensation in the ears" is from late 14c.
  • adj resonant
Example sentences :
  • It was still an hour to the time of meeting, and the Ave-bell was ringing.
  • Extract from : « The Armourer's Prentices » by Charlotte M. Yonge
  • I was just ready, when we heard a loud knocking and ringing at the street door.
  • Extract from : « To be Read at Dusk » by Charles Dickens
  • Only the maid answered the ringing of the telephone, and his notes were seemingly unheeded.
  • Extract from : « Within the Law » by Marvin Dana
  • At nine o'clock they were greatly surprised by a ringing of the door-bell.
  • Extract from : « The Dream » by Emile Zola
  • At the first ringing note of the music, they felt the vessel stir.
  • Extract from : « Tanglewood Tales » by Nathaniel Hawthorne
  • All the while the bell was ringing, and the uncle was anxious to go.
  • Extract from : « Little Dorrit » by Charles Dickens
  • Thus and thus, ringing the changes on resolve and explanation, her thoughts ran.
  • Extract from : « The Incomplete Amorist » by E. Nesbit
  • "They are not going to put me off with bones," said Roland, ringing the bell.
  • Extract from : « The Channings » by Mrs. Henry Wood
  • It is magic; it is nothing less—that the bell should be ringing out at this hour!
  • Extract from : « The Channings » by Mrs. Henry Wood
  • The villagers were summoned to extinguish fires by ringing of bells.
  • Extract from : « English Villages » by P. H. Ditchfield

Synonyms for ringing

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