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Definition of "ringed" []

  • Wearing or marked with a ring or rings. (adjective)
  • Encircled or surrounded by bands or rings. (adjective)
  • Zoology Formed from segmented rings; annulate. (adjective)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "ringed" in a sentence
  • "His name ringed in dollar signs and question marks."
  • "A pueblo city that scouts had described as ringed with gilded ramparts proved to be built of mere mud and clay, which happened to glimmer deceptively in the setting sun."
  • "Just the name ringed in memories of sports day and Brabourne Stadium."