Meanings of ringing against in English

You've always got something ringing against the note or the harmony.

The copper pieces were ringing against one another all the hours through in her leathern bag.

I lifted the coin, balanced it on my thumb, and flipped it ringing against the wall.

And then I heard Eunice speak, her straightforward American English ringing against the smallness of our house.

Snow slid from Ser Hosteen's cloaks as he stalked toward the high table, his steps ringing against the floor.

He still saw himself holding the court-room with a spell, and heard his own periods ringing against the whitewashed ceiling.

Pemberton noted the sound of Serena's silver cutlery ringing against the bone china, how it further accentuated the room's emptiness.

The folds of his long railway jacket made a slight rustling sound, but nothing compared to his spurs ringing against the ground.

In much less time than Torin had expected, the sound of Craig's boots ringing against the ramp pulled her around to face him.

In a heartbeat, he had bounced blows off the knight's temple, elbow, and throat, the wood ringing against the metal of helm, gauntlet, and gorget.