ringing tone
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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"Obviously the ringing tone didn't even come up. It was just straight to voicemail", he recalled.
From Barron's ● Aug. 29, 2026
Perhaps after years of laser-precision bel canto, Brownlee has cultivated an elegant propriety, staying true to rhythm and seldom straying from a polished, ringing tone.
From New York Times ● Mar. 24, 2023
Olga called Nicole immediately, but there was no ringing tone.
From BBC ● Jun. 23, 2019
One of Kholodenko’s two most notable qualities as a pianist are his stunning ringing tone, which allows him to leave notes hanging in the air longer than the physics of acoustics would suggest is possible.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 5, 2016
He rolled them over with a peavey and pounded them with the flat face of a splitting maul, testing for the ringing tone that indicated soundness.
From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown
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