ringtone

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ringtone

/ˈɹɪŋˌtəʊn/ UK
[ˈɹɪŋˌtʰəʊ̯n] UK
/ˈɹɪŋˌtoʊn/ Canada, US
[ˈɹɪŋˌtʰoʊ̯n] ~ [ˈɹɪŋˌtʰəʊ̯n] Canada, US
[ˈɹɪŋˌtʰoːn]
/ˈɹɪŋˌtəʉ̯n/ Australia
[ˈɹɪŋˌtʰəʉ̯n] Australia
/ˈɹəŋˌtɐʉn/ New Zealand
[ˈɹəŋˌtʰɐʉ̯n] New Zealand
/ˈɹɪŋˌton/ Scotland
[ˈɹɪŋˌtʰon] Scotland
/ˈɹɪŋˌtoːn/ Wales
[ˈɹɪŋˌtʰoːn] Wales

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From ring + tone.

noun ringtones · ring tone · ring-tone

The sound made by a telephone when ringing. voltage generator ringtone for installation in terminal stations of telephone communication systems for carrier wave
A customizable tone used to indicate an incoming call on a telephone, especially a mobile phone. I set my favorite song as my ringtone.

verb ringtones · ringtoning · ringtoned · ring tone · ring-tone

ambitransitive Of a telephone: to play a ringtone. My handheld ringtoned “Happy Days are Here Again.” I withdrew into a quieter corner of Mahogany Bar and stuck a finger in my other ear.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: touch-tone, doorbell, note, tonne, ringer, ringing, tune, tone, ring, hue, tenor, bell, buzzer, beep, shade, undertone

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noun sound made by a telephone when ringing

Español	ringtone, tono de llamada
한국어	착신음 chaksineum, 벨소리 belsori
日本語	着信音 chakushin'on, 着メロ chaku-mero, 着信メロディ chakushin merodī
中文	鈴聲 /铃声 língshēng, 鈴音 /铃音 língyīn
हिन्दी	रिंगटोन riṅgṭon, रिंग टोन riṅg ṭon
Português	ringtone, toque
Français	sonnerie, sonnerie de téléphone
Deutsch	Klingelton
Italiano	suoneria
Română	ton de apel
Русский	звоно́к zvonók, рингто́н ringtón, мело́дия melódija, мело́дия для моби́льного телефо́на melódija dlja mobílʹnovo telefóna
Tiếng Việt	nhạc chờ, nhạc chuông
العربية	نَغْمَة الرَنَّة naḡmat ar-ranna, نَغْمَة رَنِين naḡmat ranīn, نَغْمَة naḡma
עברית	נעימון ne'imón, רינגטון

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@misc{ringtone_2026,
  title = {ringtone},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ringtone},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}