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Ringling

name · noun · verb · 6 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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1

name

Meaning 1

A surname, notably that of a circus owning family.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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2

name

Meaning 2

An unincorporated community in Meagher County, Montana, United States, named after John Ringling.

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3

name

Meaning 3

A town in Jefferson County, Oklahoma, United States, also named after John Ringling.

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4

noun

Meaning 4

Ringing.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, dialectal, obsolete, uncountable

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verb

Meaning 5

present participle and gerund of ringle

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present

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noun

Meaning 6

United States showman whose song-and-dance troop evolved into a circus (1863-1926)

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Charles Ringling

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Broader terms: showman, promoter, impresario

History

Etymology

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