telephonering (pluraltelephone rings)

1. A ringing noise made by atelephone-bell to announce an incoming call.
   • 1925 July –1926 May,A[rthur] Conan Doyle, “(please specify the chapter number)”, inThe Land of Mist (eBook no. 0601351h.html), Australia:Project Gutenberg Australia, published April 2019:

     The episode began by atelephone ring in the morning and the voice of Algernon Mailey at the far end of the wire.

• retelephoning

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