ringing tone

British  

noun

1. a sequence of pairs of tones heard by the dialler on a telephone when the number dialled is ringing Compare engaged tone dialling tone

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Example Sentences

He devised his own sound by alternating up and down strokes on his instrument with equal force to produce a clear, ringing tone and sustained rhythm, which he likened to a sledgehammer striking a steel rail in a 1998 interview with the bluegrass website Candlewater.com.

From New York Times

Perhaps after years of laser-precision bel canto, Brownlee has cultivated an elegant propriety, staying true to rhythm and seldom straying from a polished, ringing tone.

From New York Times

More than credible singing Cio-Cio-San’s “Un bel dì” and other soprano excerpts from the Puccini, this astonishing countertenor’s alluring, ringing tone, and the sensitivity as an actor that he shows in toying with Gallimard’s delusions and exploring Song’s own sexuality, announced an artist to watch closely.

From New York Times

The message, in English, begins with a person coughing and is heard instead of a ringing tone by the caller.

From BBC

Olga called Nicole immediately, but there was no ringing tone.

From BBC