verb

1. To enclose or surround.

   “The inner city was ringed with dingy industrial areas.”

2. To make an incision around; to girdle.

   “They ringed the trees to make the clearing easier next year.”

3. To attach a ring to, especially for identification.

   “We managed to ring 22 birds this morning.”

verb

1. Of a bell, etc., to produce a resonant sound.

   “The bells were ringing in the town.”

2. To make (a bell, etc.) produce a resonant sound.

   “The deliveryman rang the doorbell to drop off a parcel.”

3. To produce (a sound) by ringing.

   “They rang a Christmas carol on their handbells.”

noun

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.

Synonyms: banding

adjective

1. Loud and clear.

2. Made forcefully; powerful.