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present participle of ring (up), chiefly British
Synonyms of ringing (up)
(Entry 1 of 2)
to make a telephone call to
- our friend rang us up to see if we wanted to go to a cricket match
Synonyms for ringing (up)
- calling,
- dialing
- (or dialling),
- phoning,
- telephoning
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ringing up
verb (2)present participle of ring up
Synonyms & Antonyms of ringing up (Entry 2 of 2)
to obtain (as a goal) through effort
- touted the many diplomatic triumphs that the president supposedly rang up in his first term
Synonyms for ringing up
- achieving,
- attaining,
- bagging,
- chalking up,
- clocking (up)
- [chiefly British],
- gaining,
- hitting,
- logging,
- making,
- notching (up),
- racking up,
- scoring,
- winning
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