Ringing
/ˈɹɪŋɪŋ/
verb
- To enclose or surround.
"The inner city was ringed with dingy industrial areas."
- To make an incision around; to girdle.
"They ringed the trees to make the clearing easier next year."
- To attach a ring to, especially for identification.
"We managed to ring 22 birds this morning."
- To surround or fit with a ring, or as if with a ring.
"to ring a pig’s snout"
- To rise in the air spirally.
verb
- Of a bell, etc., to produce a resonant sound.
"The bells were ringing in the town."
- To make (a bell, etc.) produce a resonant sound.
"The deliveryman rang the doorbell to drop off a parcel."
- To produce (a sound) by ringing.
"They rang a Christmas carol on their handbells."
- To produce the sound of a bell or a similar sound.
"Whose mobile phone is ringing?"
- Of something spoken or written, to appear to be, to seem, to sound.
"That does not ring true."
noun
SYNONYMS
Total: 9 Scrabble points
Word Validity & Sources
Dictionary data sourced from SOWPODS (178,691 words), combining TWL (Tournament Word List) and the Collins Scrabble Words dictionary. Definitions from Free Dictionary API and Wordnik.
About the Word "Ringing"
Ringing is a 7-letter word that scores 9 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words With Friends. The letters in "ringing" can be rearranged to form 1 other valid word.
Using "Ringing" in Word Games
When playing Scrabble or Words With Friends, "ringing" is a low-scoring word.