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Received-Pronunciation:
/ˈɹɪŋˌtəʊn/
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Received-Pronunciation:
[ˈɹɪŋˌthəʊ̯n]
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/ˈɹɪŋˌtoʊn/
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[ˈɹɪŋˌthoːn]
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Australian:
/ˈɹɪŋˌtəʉ̯n/
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Australian:
[ˈɹɪŋˌthəʉ̯n]
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New-Zealand:
/ˈɹəŋˌtɐʉn/
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New-Zealand:
[ˈɹəŋˌthɐʉ̯n]
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Scotland:
/ˈɹɪŋˌton/
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Scotland:
[ˈɹɪŋˌthon]
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Wales:
/ˈɹɪŋˌtoːn/
without the toe–tow merger
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Wales:
[ˈɹɪŋˌthoːn]
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The sound made by a telephone when ringing.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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A customizable tone used to indicate an incoming call on a telephone, especially a mobile phone.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
I set my favorite song as my ringtone.
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Of a telephone: to play a ringtone.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: ambitransitive
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Across languages
Translations
48 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Arabic :
نَغْمَة الرَنَّة
(naḡmat ar-ranna)
— sound made by a telephone when ringing
Arabic :
نَغْمَة رَنِين
(naḡmat ranīn)
— sound made by a telephone when ringing
Arabic :
نَغْمَة
(naḡma)
— sound made by a telephone when ringing
Bulgarian :
рингтон
(rington)
— sound made by a telephone when ringing
Cherokee :
ᎤᏃᏴᎵᏍᏙᏓ
(unoyvlisdoda)
— sound made by a telephone when ringing
Chinese Mandarin :
鈴聲 /铃声
(língshēng)
— sound made by a telephone when ringing
Chinese Mandarin :
鈴音 /铃音
(língyīn)
— sound made by a telephone when ringing
Czech :
vyzváněcí melodie
— sound made by a telephone when ringing
Czech :
vyzváněcí tón
— sound made by a telephone when ringing
Dutch :
ringtone
— sound made by a telephone when ringing
Dutch :
beltoon
— sound made by a telephone when ringing
Esperanto :
vokosono
— sound made by a telephone when ringing
Finnish :
soittoääni
— sound made by a telephone when ringing
French :
sonnerie
— sound made by a telephone when ringing
French :
sonnerie de téléphone
— sound made by a telephone when ringing
German :
Klingelton
— sound made by a telephone when ringing
Hebrew :
נעימון
(ne'imón)
— sound made by a telephone when ringing
Hebrew :
רינגטון
— sound made by a telephone when ringing
Hindi :
रिंगटोन
(riṅgṭon)
— sound made by a telephone when ringing
Hindi :
रिंग टोन
(riṅg ṭon)
— sound made by a telephone when ringing
Hungarian :
csengőhang
— sound made by a telephone when ringing
Icelandic :
hringitónn
— sound made by a telephone when ringing
Indonesian :
nada dering
— sound made by a telephone when ringing
Italian :
suoneria
— sound made by a telephone when ringing
Japanese :
着信音
(chakushin'on)
— sound made by a telephone when ringing
Japanese :
着メロ
(chaku-mero)
— sound made by a telephone when ringing
Japanese :
着信メロディ
(chakushin merodī)
— sound made by a telephone when ringing
Khmer :
សំឡេងរោទ៍
(sɑmleing roo)
— sound made by a telephone when ringing
Korean :
착신음
(chaksineum)
— sound made by a telephone when ringing
Korean :
벨소리
(belsori)
— sound made by a telephone when ringing
Norwegian :
ringetone
— sound made by a telephone when ringing
Polish :
dzwonek
— sound made by a telephone when ringing
Portuguese :
ringtone
— sound made by a telephone when ringing
Portuguese :
toque
— sound made by a telephone when ringing
Romanian :
ton de apel
— sound made by a telephone when ringing
Russian :
звоно́к
(zvonók)
— sound made by a telephone when ringing
Russian :
рингто́н
(ringtón)
— sound made by a telephone when ringing
Russian :
мело́дия
(melódija)
— sound made by a telephone when ringing
Russian :
мело́дия для моби́льного телефо́на
(melódija dlja mobílʹnovo telefóna)
— sound made by a telephone when ringing
Spanish :
ringtone
— sound made by a telephone when ringing
Spanish :
tono de llamada
— sound made by a telephone when ringing
Swedish :
ringsignal
— sound made by a telephone when ringing
Telugu :
రింగ్టోన్
(riṅgṭōn)
— sound made by a telephone when ringing
Thai :
เสียงเรียกเข้า
(sǐiang-rîiak-kâo)
— sound made by a telephone when ringing
Thai :
ริงโทน
— sound made by a telephone when ringing
Turkish :
zil sesi
— sound made by a telephone when ringing
Vietnamese :
nhạc chờ
— sound made by a telephone when ringing
Vietnamese :
nhạc chuông
— sound made by a telephone when ringing