Word Finder - ringing

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To enclose or surround.

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The inner city was ringed with dingy industrial areas.

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To make an incision around; to girdle.

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They ringed the trees to make the clearing easier next year.

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To attach a ring to, especially for identification.

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We managed to ring 22 birds this morning.

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To surround or fit with a ring, or as if with a ring.

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to ring a pig’s snout

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To rise in the air spirally.

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To steal and change the identity of (cars) in order to resell them.

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Of a bell, etc., to produce a resonant sound.

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The bells were ringing in the town.

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To make (a bell, etc.) produce a resonant sound.

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The deliveryman rang the doorbell to drop off a parcel.

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To produce (a sound) by ringing.

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They rang a Christmas carol on their handbells.

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To produce the sound of a bell or a similar sound.

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Whose mobile phone is ringing?

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Of something spoken or written, to appear to be, to seem, to sound.

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That does not ring true.

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To telephone (someone).

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I will ring you when we arrive.

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To resound, reverberate, echo.

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To produce music with bells.

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To repeat often, loudly, or earnestly.

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The sound of something that rings.

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The quality of being resonant.

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

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

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Loud and clear.

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Made forcefully; powerful.

The door was open, so he entered without ringing the bell.

Tears stung her eyes as she brought her hand around and struck his other cheek with a ringing blow.

A ringing telephone interrupted us.

The church bells everywhere were ringing for service, just as usual on Sundays.

The ringing went unanswered, but at least the phone hadn't been disconnected.

He hit the ground with a grunt, one ear ringing and his face stinging from pelting, hot debris.

I wake terror-stricken with the words ringing in my ears, "An answer or your life!"

The phone was ringing from its place in his jeans pocket.

She dropped, her head ringing.

Quite soon you will have the learner ringing the backstrokes independently.

The ringing echo of his voice faded, leaving only the constant sound of dripping water as they moved deeper into the mine.

All alarm bells should be ringing around the world!

For ringing the curfew bell for one year 1 10 0 Price of Provisions, and Laborer's Wages.

An incoming call produces a short bleep initially, then a full ringing sound.

The awesome ' Inside Outside ' came next, with Stu's guitar ringing out with pure brilliance.

Perhaps the most explicit are our ringing numbers for our two breeding buntings.

First ringing chamber I've ever seen to have nightclub flyers pinned to the noticeboard.

The ringing strings sounded pleasantly intimate in that dark arena.

The day started with loud thunder ringing in my ears and sheet lightning flashes before by eyes.

Next, the herald came forward carrying Demodocus ' ringing lyre.

One evening after dark a young man prowled among these crumbling red mansions, ringing their bells.

The judging scheme is not designed to reward unadventurous mediocrity; excellent ringing will, however, be rewarded highly.

People nowadays often mistake ringing stones for granite nether millstones, which at a glance look quite similar.

He tried to cry out and was shocked to feel his ears twitch as he uttered a ringing neigh.

Ringing is a rewarding and absorbing pastime, new recruits are always welcome!

The tenor of the ringing peal is also the bass bell of the carillon.

Create your own personal playlist or your very own ringing tones.

Ringing compositions are notoriously prone to subtle transcription errors, and over a quarter of the submissions we receive contain errors of some sort.

The future The strike has been neither the death knell, nor the ringing affirmation of class politics that various pundits have claimed.

Negotiations are now in progress with the architect about when a full resumption of ringing can be made.

Before we stopped at Exbourne we got one of our call-change ringers through a pretty respectable quarter peal ringing the treble.

The ringing of complex methods is also probably more widespread among peal ringers maybe for similar reasons.

Meanwhile, " he added, slapping the steel back in the ringing scabbard, " let me return you your sword.

The hand on your knee is your ex-wife, her voice slurred by the ringing in your ears.

She even told someone who kept ringing me, despite the fact that I hardly knew her, to leave me alone.

The blocked up windows separating the ringing chamber from the church are not soundproof.

Melody tones This allows you to select from a range of pre-set options, which ringing tone your phone will operate with.

Other symptoms may include vertigo (a type of dizziness) or ringing in the ears.

The ringing is also of a high standard, with an occasional wobble.

With death threats ringing in his ears, Coleman fled with his family to Sweden, and was granted political asylum.

He told us that the guy who hanged himself was ringing the buzzer all night.

Well done to all players, especially Jenny, who continued to play her solo cadenza despite an off-putting phone ringing!

All the while Abel could hear the voice calling, demanding, inviting, its cries ringing out across the valley bottom.

Alarm bells should have been ringing when an electric cello and electric double bass appeared.

So well fed and watered we headed off to spot some more cetaceans with Susie's warnings ringing in our ears.

The tower, with its slightly cozy ringing chamber, was added by Pearson in around 1870.

English change ringing is a heritage musical activity which has been performed for centuries in public and for the public.

Captain Bluff and all his crew Gave out a ringing cheer.

Such ringing as was done was mainly on the front six as the tenor clapper gave up the ghost soon after we began.

The ringing skills demonstrated were less than awesome but perfectly creditable.