ringtone

Pluralringtones

Formsringtones, ringtoning, ringtoned

1. 1
   nouncountable

   A sound or song that you choose for your phone to play when someone calls.

   Like a doorbell sound that you get to pick yourself.

   She set a funny song as her ringtone so she smiles every time someone calls.

   You can buy new ringtones for your phone online.

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2. 2
   nouncountable

   The sound a phone makes when someone is calling.

   I heard the ringtone but could not find my phone in time.

   Three ringtones went off at the same time during the meeting.

   Similarring

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3. 3
   verbtransitive or intransitive

   To play the sound that shows a call is coming in.

   Phones sometimes ringtone at the worst moment, like in the middle of class.

   Her phone ringtoned while she was driving, but she did not answer.

   Similarring

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