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ringtone

or ring tone

[ ring-tohn ]

  1. the sound a cell phone makes when receiving a call or text message:

    Download the most popular rock music ringtones.



ringtone

/ ˈɪŋˌəʊ /

noun

  1. a musical tune played by a mobile phone when a call is received
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of ringtone1

First recorded in 1980-85; ring 2 + tone
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Example Sentences

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“Some kids have the most inappropriate ringtones, too. Kids play games on their watches instead of learning. Kids doom-scrolling during lunch, not socializing with their peers. This addiction is real.”

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Every half hour, Wiley’s “Sweet Home Alabama” ringtone would go off with a resident asking if it was safe to come back.

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It said Mossad specifically chose a ringtone which would sound urgent enough for someone to check in incoming message.

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Current me heard it like a Rebound ringtone.

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But perhaps the most insidious offense is the ringtone that repeatedly greets our unhappy hero as she schleps around Bucharest in her car for work.

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