different between ringing vs ringtone

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??????/
• Rhymes: -????

Noun

ringing (countable and uncountable, plural ringings)

1. The sound of something that rings.
2. The quality of being resonant.
3. A technique used in the study of wild birds, by attaching a small, individually numbered, metal or plastic tag to their legs or wings.
4. The theft of cars and illegally changing their identities for resale.

Synonyms

• (technique used in the study of birds): banding

Translations

Adjective

ringing (comparative more ringing, superlative most ringing)

1. Loud and clear.
2. Made forcefully; powerful.

Translations

Verb

ringing

1. present participle of ring

Anagrams

• girning

English

Alternative forms

• ring tone, ring-tone

Etymology

ring +? tone

Noun

ringtone (plural ringtones)

1. The sound made by a telephone when ringing.
2. A customizable tone used to indicate an incoming call on a telephone, especially a mobile phone.

Derived terms

• ringtone rap
• ringtone oscillator

Translations

Verb

ringtone (third-person singular simple present ringtones, present participle ringtoning, simple past and past participle ringtoned)

1. (transitive, intransitive) Of a telephone: to play a ringtone.
   • 2015, Herb Borkland, DOG$ (page 15)

     My handheld ringtoned “Happy Days are Here Again.” I withdrew into a quieter corner of Mahogany Bar and stuck a finger in my other ear.

   • 2019, Arthur Slade, Amber Fang (Books 1-3): Boxed Set

     The cell reception is less than zero here, but my phone was ringtoning away. I did not like the sound of that.

Anagrams

• integron, nitrogen, retoning

Dutch

Alternative forms

• ringtoon (unofficial)

Etymology

Borrowed from English ringtone.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?r??.to?n/
• Hyphenation: ring?tone

Noun

ringtone m (plural ringtones)

1. ringtone (sound made by a ringing telephone)

   Synonym: beltoon

Portuguese

Etymology

From English ringtone.

Noun

ringtone m (plural ringtones)

1. ringtone (sound made by a telephone when ringing)

   Synonym: toque

Spanish

Etymology

From English ringtone.

Noun

ringtone m (plural ringtones)

1. ringtone