Dictionary entry

Ring (3)

Webster's Dictionary 1913

Ring, n. 1. A sound; especially, the sound of vibrating metals; as, the ring of a bell.

2. Any loud sound; the sound of numerous voices; a sound continued, repeated, or reverberated.

The ring of acclamations fresh in his ears. Bacon

3. A chime, or set of bells harmonically tuned.

As great and tunable a ring of bells as any in the world. Fuller.