Inflected forms: rang ( rng), rung ( rng), ring·ing, rings
INTRANSITIVE VERB:
1. To give forth a clear resonant sound. 2. To cause something to ring. 3. To sound a bell in order to summon someone: I'll ring for the maid.4. To have a sound or character suggestive of a particular quality: a story that rings true.5. To be filled with sound; resound: The room rang with the children's laughter.6. To hear a persistent humming or buzzing: My ears were ringing from the sound of the blast.7. To be filled with talk or rumor: The whole town rang with the bad news.
TRANSITIVE VERB:
1. To cause (a bell, for example) to ring. 2. To produce (a sound) by or as if by ringing. 3. To announce, proclaim, or signal by or as if by ringing: a clock that rings the hour.4.Chiefly British To call (someone) on the telephone. Often used with up:She rang me at noon. Let's ring her up and invite her.5. To test (a coin, for example) for quality by the sound it produces when struck against something.
NOUN:
1. The sound created by a bell or another sonorous vibrating object. 2. A loud sound, especially one that is repeated or continued. 3. A telephone call: Give me a ring when you have time.4. A suggestion of a particular quality: His offer has a suspicious ring.5. A set of bells. 6. The act or an instance of sounding a bell.
PHRASAL VERB:
ring up1. To record, especially by means of a cash register: ring up a sale.2. To accomplish or achieve; win: rang up several consecutive victories.
IDIOMS:
ring a bellInformal To arouse an often indistinct memory. ring down the curtain To end a performance, event, or action. ring (someone's)chimes(or bells)Slang To knock (an opponent) out by physical or other force. ring up the curtain To begin a performance, event, or action.
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