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"
the giving of a ring as a token of engagement
"After he proposed at the altar, she slipped her hand onto his finger to see if he was wearing the silver band that would serve as their engagement token."
having the character of a loud deep sound; the quality of being resonant
"The old church bell had a ringing tone that seemed to carry across the entire valley."
The sound of something that rings.
"The phone kept ringing loudly all morning until finally someone answered it."
present participle of ring
"The phone kept ringing loudly even after I hung up the receiver."
Loud and clear.
"The phone was ringing so loudly that I could hear it clearly from the next room."