"The phone is ringing." "I'll get it."
Source: tatoeba (1516)
Ringing
//ˈɹɪŋɪŋ//
Synonyms for "ringing" (84 found)
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Closest matches (17)
Strong matches (25)
Related words (42)
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3 entriesderived
6 entriesform of
1 entriesis a
2 entriesrelated to
7 entriesTranslations
18 translations across 8 languages.
Belarusian
1 entries- звон noun (sound)
Bulgarian
4 entries- звучен adj (loud or clear)
- звънлив adj (loud or clear)
- звън noun (sound)
- звънливост noun (quality of being resonant)
Finnish
3 entries- pirinä noun (sound)
- rengastus noun (technique used in the study of birds)
- resonointi noun (quality of being resonant)
German
2 entries- klar adj (loud or clear)
- kraftvoll adj (loud or clear)
Italian
4 entries- anellamento noun (technique used in the study of birds)
- riecheggiamento noun (sound)
- riecheggiare noun (sound)
- risonanza noun (quality of being resonant)
Romanian
1 entries- sunător noun (quality of being resonant)
Spanish
1 entries- rotundo adj (made forcefully; powerful)
Swedish
1 entries- ringmärkning noun (technique used in the study of birds)
Sample sentences
12 total sentences available.
The church bells are ringing.
Source: tatoeba (19078)
All the church bells started ringing together.
Source: tatoeba (19091)
The telephone was ringing when I got home.
Source: tatoeba (24140)
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