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ringing

'riŋiŋ6 senses · 117 ms
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noun/ˈɹɪŋɪŋ//ˈɹɪŋɡɪŋɡ/
  1. 1

    The sound of something that rings.countableuncountable

  2. 2

    The quality of being resonant.countableuncountable

  3. 3

    A technique used in the study of wild birds, by attaching a small, individually numbered, metal or plastic tag to their legs or wings.countableuncountable

  4. 4

    The theft of cars and illegally changing their identities for resale.countableuncountable

adj/ˈɹɪŋɪŋ//ˈɹɪŋɡɪŋɡ/
  1. 1

    Loud and clear.

    • They declare ringing confirmation for their theories even in the face of feeble data.
  2. 2

    Made forcefully; powerful.figuratively

    • In what must be a first for any White House official, Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt had to step forward and answer whether the president of the United States wants to kill members of Congress. In a ringing defense of American values and
verb/ˈɹɪŋɪŋ//ˈɹɪŋɡɪŋɡ/
  1. 1

    present participle and gerund of ringform-ofgerundparticiple

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