Ringing
nnoun.eventthe sound of a bell ringingSynset:ring tintinnabulation
Examples:- the distinctive ring of the church bell
- the ringing of the telephone
- the tintinnabulation that so voluminously swells from the ringing and the dinging of the bells"--E. A. Poe
Derivationally Related Form:ringtintinnabulate
Hypernyms:sound
Inherited Hypernyms:ringsoundhappeningeventpsychological featureabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:bell ringing
Full Hyponyms:bell ringing
nnoun.communicationthe giving of a ring as a token of engagementHypernyms:betrothal engagement troth
Inherited Hypernyms:ringingbetrothalpromisecommitmentmessagecommunicationabstractionentity
Inherited Hypernyms:ringingbetrothalpromisespeech actacteventpsychological featureabstractionentity
nnoun.attributehaving the character of a loud deep sound; the quality of being resonantSynset:plangency resonance reverberance sonority sonorousness vibrancy
Derivationally Related Form:resonatereverberantsonorousvibrateplangentringresonantreverberate
Hypernyms:quality timber timbre tone
Inherited Hypernyms:plangencytimbresound propertypropertyattributeabstractionentity
vverb.perceptionsound loudly and sonorouslySynset:peal ring
Derivationally Related Form:pealingringpealringing
Hypernyms:go sound
Inherited Hypernyms:ringsoundcause to be perceived
Direct Hyponyms:dingdingdongdongknellpealtintinnabulate
Full Troponyms:dingknellpealtintinnabulate
Sentence Frame:Something ---s
vverb.perceptionring or echo with soundSynset:echo resound reverberate ring
Examples:- the hall resounded with laughter
Derivationally Related Form:ringingreverberantreverberancereverberativeechoresonantringreverberation
Hypernyms:go sound
Inherited Hypernyms:resoundsoundcause to be perceived
Direct Hyponyms:bongconsonatereecho
Full Troponyms:bongconsonatereecho
Sentence Frame:Something ---s | Somebody ---s PP | The woods --- with many kinds of birds (apply to: resound, ring, reverberate, echo)
vverb.perceptionmake (bells) ring, often for the purposes of musical edificationSynset:knell ring
Examples:- Ring the bells
- My uncle rings every Sunday at the local church
Derivationally Related Form:ringerringingknellring
Hypernyms:sound
Inherited Hypernyms:ringsound
Direct Hyponyms:toll
Causes:go sound
Full Troponyms:toll
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Something ---s something | Somebody ---s (apply to: ring)
vverb.communicationget or try to get into communication (with someone) by telephoneTopic:telephonetelephony
Synset:call call up phone ring telephone
Examples:- I tried to call you all night
- Take two aspirin and call me in the morning
Derivationally Related Form:phonephonercallerringcalltelephonetelephoner
Hypernyms:telecommunicate
Inherited Hypernyms:calltelecommunicatecommunicateconveytransfermove
Direct Hyponyms:call incell phone
Entailment:dial
Full Troponyms:call incell phone
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s somebody | Somebody ---s | They --- (apply to: call up, phone, ring, call, telephone) | Sam cannot --- Sue (apply to: call up, phone, ring, call, telephone)
vverb.contactextend on all sides of simultaneously; encircleSynset:border environ ring skirt surround
Examples:- The forest surrounds my property
Derivationally Related Form:surroundsurroundingsborder
Hypernyms:adjoin contact meet touch
Inherited Hypernyms:surroundtouch
Direct Hyponyms:cloisterclose inenclosefringegirdgirdlehem inincloseshut in
Full Troponyms:bagbankboxbrick inbundlecasketcloistercontainerizecorralcratedikeembattleembowerencapsulateencaseencloseenshrinefencefortifyframefringegirdleglasshedgehem inimmersepackpouchrope insackstowtrenchtuckwall in
Sentence Frame:Something ---s something
vverb.contactattach a ring to the foot of, in order to identifySynset:band ring
Examples:- ring birds
- band the geese to observe their migratory patterns
Derivationally Related Form:ring
Hypernyms:attach
Inherited Hypernyms:ringattachconnect
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something