To still be vividly present in one's mind or memory, as if one can still here it. Usually said of something very loud or significant that one heard. The sound of the gunfire was still ringing in my ears the next morning. The horrible things she said to me have been ringing in my ears ever since.
Fig. [for words or a sound] to linger in one's consciousness. Her words rang in my ears for days. The sound of the choir rang in their minds long after they had finished their anthem.
make you feel you can still hear something: Months later, the applause at the Berlin concert was still ringing in her ears.
And as those Rovers fans feared, the Binos looked far better after the break with a few choice words from the gaffer ringing their ears.
And it doesn't get any easier for Croft's men as they prepare to face leaders Surrey in the four-day game at Swansea tomorrow, with words ringing their ears from a fuming coach in John Derrick following their dismal display at Wantage Road.