Sometimes we lose precious seconds of inspiration in search of a single word. It’s worse with onomatopoeias.
Here are some ringing sounds. I chose “ting” when translating the short story “Too Much Pressure”.
bell – the sound that a bell makes when it rings
bong – a long deep sound that a bell makes
chime – a ringing sound made by a bell, or by a clock with a bell inside it
ding – the short sound that a bell makes
ding-dong – the sound that a bell makes
jingle – the sound that small metal objects make when they hit each other
peal – a sound of several bells ringing
ping – a short high sound like the sound of a small bell
ring – the sound that a bell produces
ring – a sound like a bell
ting-a-ling – the high clear sound that a small bell makes
tinkle – a high ringing sound
tintinnabulation – the sound of bells
tocsin – a warning signal made by the sound of a bell
toll – the loud slow repeated sound of a large bell
—“Ringing Sounds” at Macmillan Dictionary and Thesaurus
Adding knell: “the sound of a bell, especially when rung solemnly for a death or funeral”, and “tin tan din dan bim bam bom bo”, from “The Nine Tailors”, Dorothy L. Sayers