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    [Adjective]  | "ring*ing" | \ ˈriŋ-iŋ \


    1: clear and full in tone : resounding

    2: vigorously unequivocal : decisive

    Origin: 14th century ;

    [Verb]  | "ring" 


    1: to provide with a ring

    2: to place or form a ring around : encircle

    3: girdle

    Origin: 15th century ;

     Middle English ringen, derivative of ring {see: |ring:1|ring:1};

    [Verb]  | "ring" 


    1: to sound resonantly or sonorously

    2: to be filled with a reverberating sound : resound

    3: to have the sensation of being filled with a humming sound

    Origin: before 12th century ;

     Middle English, from Old English hringan; akin to Old Norse hringja to ring;

    [Verb]  | "ring off" 


    1: hang up

    Origin: 1882 ;

    [Verb]  | "ring up" 


    1: to total and record especially by means of a cash register

    2: achieve

    Origin: 1900 ;

    [Noun]  | "change ringing" 


    1: the art or practice of ringing a set of tuned bells (as in the bell tower of a church) in continually varying order

    Origin: 1756 ;

    [Phrasal verb]  | "ring in" 


    1: to celebrate the beginning of (something, such as a new year)

    2: to make a telephone call to a place (such as the place where one works)

    3: to make a telephone call to a radio or television program

    [Phrasal verb]  | "ring out" 


    1: to be heard loudly and clearly

    [Adjective]  | "ringing" 


    1: marked by a high volume of sound;


      * e.g., " ... an angry, ringing denial of the charges "




    2: marked by conspicuously full and rich sounds or tones;


      * e.g., " ... sings in a ringing baritone that can be heard throughout the hall "




    3: not subject to misinterpretation or more than one interpretation;


      * e.g., " ... whereas other candidates hedged on that issue, he delivered a ringing endorsement of the controversial position "



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    [Verb]  | "ringing" 


    1: to form a circle around;


      * e.g., " ... tall cypress trees ringing the park "



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    2: to travel completely around;


      * e.g., " ... the line of season ticket buyers ringed the block "



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    [Verb]  | "ringing" 


    1: to make the clear sound heard when metal vibrates;


      * e.g., " ... I didn't hear the doorbell ring "



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    [Verb]  | "ring" 


    1: to form a circle around;


      * e.g., " ... tall cypress trees ringing the park "



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    2: to travel completely around;


      * e.g., " ... the line of season ticket buyers ringed the block "



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    [Verb]  | "ring" 


    1: to make the clear sound heard when metal vibrates;


      * e.g., " ... I didn't hear the doorbell ring "



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    [Verb]  | "ring (up)" 


    1: to make a telephone call to;


      * e.g., " ... our friend rang us up to see if we wanted to go to a cricket match "



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    [Verb]  | "ringing up" 


    1: to obtain (as a goal) through effort;


      * e.g., " ... touted the many diplomatic triumphs that the president supposedly rang up in his first term "



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    [Verb]  | "ring up" 


    1: to obtain (as a goal) through effort;


      * e.g., " ... touted the many diplomatic triumphs that the president supposedly rang up in his first term "



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    [Phrase]  | "ring down the curtain (on)" 


    1: to bring (an event) to a natural or appropriate stopping point;


      * e.g., " ... The singer rang down the curtain on the performance with her most famous song. "




     [ "ringing" ]

    1: When a (usually) male individual dons a mask, and exposes their private parts to a Ring doorbell camera system.

      * e.g.,  ... I was bored last Friday, so I dug out an old Halloween mask and ran around the neighbourhood ringing all the smart doorbell users. 

     [ "ring ring" ]

    1: "Ring ring! Last year called!"

      * e.g.,  ... person 1: Hey have you seen Goatse? 

     [ "ring ring" ]

    2: Said by Über-hipsters who are always on the cutting edge of popular and alternative culture, and soon to be on the cutting edge of a very unpopular switchblade.

      * e.g.,  ... person 2: RING RING 

     [ "ring ring" ]

    1: An onomatopoeia, which is, you guessed it, commonly used between two BFFs. It usually occurs when one bff needs/wants to ring the other, and usually texts the other saying 'ring ring?' which in bff language translates to, 'can i ring you?'

      * e.g.,  ... Mary: Ring ring bee? 

     [ "Ring ring ring ring ring ring ring" ]

    1: Banana phone

      * e.g.,  ... Ring ring ring ring ring ring ring Pick up your fucking phone 

     [ "ringe" ]

    1: ringe is short for syringe

      * e.g.,  ... dealer: u want a ringe for £15? 

     [ "Ring" ]

    1: We wants it, we needs it.

      * e.g.,  ... We must have the precious ring. 

     [ "The Ring" ]

    1:  The One Ring created by the Dark Lord Sauron in Tolkein's Lord of the Rings "to bring them all/ and in the darkness bind them/ in the Land of Mordor/ where the shadows lie."

      * e.g.,  ... Always the Nazgul are drawn to the Ring. 

     [ "The Ring" ]

    2:  Kick-ass horror movie which manages to be an improvement on both the Japanese original and its own sequel. Concerns a video tape which (indirectly) kills its viewers by attracting their way the attention of a little girl you REALLY do NOT want to meet. You've probably heard the sting in the tail, so I won't mention it here.

      * e.g.,  ... Answering machine message inspired by The Ring: 

     [ "into the ring" ]

    1: An expression referring to someone who is willing and ready to fight.

      * e.g.,  ... She didn’t sidestep his toxic insults; instead she climbed right into the ring and began to sling it faster and better until his nuts shriveled and he could no longer speak. 

     [ "ring" ]

    1: The Anus or Rectum.

      * e.g.,  ... Lick my ring. 

     [ "the ring" ]

    1: Can be damaged by LORD activity. The ring should be insured against LORD activity to avoid further damage.

      * e.g.,  ... I must stop trading outright, this will lead to ring damage. 

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