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Ringing

//ˈɹɪŋɪŋ// adj, noun, verb

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Adjective
  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 constitutional order, she responded to the question by saying: “No.”"

Noun
  1. 1
    The sound of something that rings. countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    having the character of a loud deep sound; the quality of being resonant wordnet
  3. 3
    The quality of being resonant. countable, uncountable
  4. 4
    the giving of a ring as a token of engagement wordnet
  5. 5
    A technique used in the study of wild birds, by attaching a small, individually numbered, metal or plastic tag to their legs or wings. countable, uncountable
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  1. 6
    the sound of a bell ringing wordnet
  2. 7
    The theft of cars and illegally changing their identities for resale. countable, uncountable
Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of ring form-of, gerund, participle, present

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