ringed

American  

[ringd] / rɪŋd /

adjective

1. having or wearing a ring or rings.

2. marked or decorated with or as if with a ring or rings.

3. surrounded by or as if by a ring or rings.

4. formed of or with rings; ringlike or annular.

   a ringed growth.

5. Armor. noting armor having rings sewn side by side to a flexible backing.

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ringed British  

/ rɪŋd /

adjective

1. displaying ringlike markings

2. having or wearing a ring

3. formed by rings; annular

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Etymology

Origin of ringed

before 900; Middle English; Old English hringed; see ring ¹, -ed ³, -ed ²

Example Sentences

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ringed

Since 1982, policymakers and prominent economists have gathered in this remote valley ringed by mountains in Grand Teton National Park -- known to most people more for its bison than for spirited debates on macroeconomics.

From Barron's ● Aug. 27, 2026

As access reopened mid-morning, AFP saw the blackened remains of several burnt-out cars along roads near Omis, some ringed by silver puddles of metal that had melted under the intense heat of the fires.

From Barron's ● Aug. 14, 2026

The birds are ringed and tagged to allow conservationists to track their movements and understand their life history.

From BBC ● Jul. 21, 2026

The sports complex is ringed with four elephant-size logos of the apparel company, one of the perks of a $220 million naming-rights sponsorship that saw its brand splashed far and wide during the Super Bowl.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 27, 2026

They had taken away her physics books and the piles of dusty spiral pads full of lecture notes that had ringed her room, and she was confined to grounds again.

From "The Bell Jar" by Sylvia Plath

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