the sound of a bell ringing; 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

[ Syn: ring , tintinnabulation ]

the giving of a ring as a token of engagement

having the character of a loud deep sound; the quality of being resonant

[ Syn: plangency , resonance , reverberance , sonorousness , sonority , vibrancy ]