ringing
/ˈɹɪŋɪŋ/noun, adjective, verb
ringing is a noun meaning “The sound of something that rings” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is spelled R-I-N-G-I-N-G and has 2 syllables, and it appears 4.8 times per million words in written English (wordfreq, 2021 data). The plural of ringing is ringings.
What does ringing mean?
noun
- 1
The sound of something that rings.
- 2
The quality of being resonant.
- 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.
- 4
The theft of cars and illegally changing their identities for resale.
adjective
- 1
Loud and clear.
- 2
Made forcefully; powerful.
verb
- 1
present participle and gerund of ring
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you pronounce ringing?
- /ˈɹɪŋɪŋ/
- /ˈɹɪŋɡɪŋɡ/
Ringing has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Wodencafe-ringing.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of ringing
- ringings plural
- more ringing comparative
- most ringing superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How common is ringing?
Ringing appears 4.8 times per million words in written English, the 11,541st most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Ringing in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.