ringtone

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Noun

ringtone (plural ringtones)

1. The sound made by a telephone when ringing, especially the customizable tone of a mobile phone.

Translations

• French: sonnerie, sonnerie de téléphone
• German: Klingelton
• Italian: suoneria
• Portuguese: ringtone, toque
• Russian: звоно́к
• Spanish: ringtone, tono de llamada

Verb

ringtone (ringtones, present participle ringtoning; past and past participle ringtoned)

1. (ambitransitive) Of a telephone: to play a ringtone.
   • 2015, Herb Borkland, DOG$ (page 15)

     My handheld ringtoned “Happy Days are Here Again.” I withdrew into a quieter corner of Mahogany Bar and stuck a finger in my other ear.

   • 2019, Arthur Slade, Amber Fang (Books 1-3): Boxed Set

     The cell reception is less than zero here, but my phone was ringtoning away. I did not like the sound of that.

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