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ringed

American  
[ringd] / rɪŋd /

adjective

  1. having or wearing a ring or rings.

  2. marked or decorated with or as if with a ring or rings.

  3. surrounded by or as if by a ring or rings.

  4. formed of or with rings; ringlike or annular.

    a ringed growth.

  5. Armor. noting armor having rings sewn side by side to a flexible backing.

ringed British  
/ rɪŋd /

adjective

  1. displaying ringlike markings

  2. having or wearing a ring

  3. formed by rings; annular

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of ringed

before 900; Middle English; Old English hringed; see ring 1, -ed 3, -ed 2

Example Sentences

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The current roster of 38 graders sit around spinning tables that are ringed with cups of coffee and trays of beans.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026

A courtyard ringed by a brick wall anchors the buildings, and neighbors are invited to paint on it.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026

It's a collection of tents ringed by mountain peaks, some still capped with snow – a place of beauty, and a target for Tehran.

From BBC • Mar. 13, 2026

Many of the south of England ospreys are ringed but do not carry trackers, so the exact fate of those who are missing is unknown, he added.

From BBC • Mar. 5, 2026

Perhaps many stars have planetary systems rather like our own: at the periphery, great gaseous ringed planets and icy moons, and nearer to the center, small, warm, blue-white, cloud-covered worlds.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan

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