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| ring [ ring ] |
verb (past rang [ rang ], past participle rung [ rung ], present participle ring·ing, 3rd person present singular rings) |
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1. transitive and intransitive verb make sound of bell: to make a metallic sound when struck or played, or cause something such as a bell to make this sound
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2. transitive and intransitive verb make sound to alert somebody: to produce a continuous or regular high-pitched sound to alert somebody, or make something produce such a sound
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3. intransitive verb echo loudly: to be full of a loud, high-pitched, or reverberating sound, especially laughter or applause
  The hall rang with applause.
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4. intransitive verb make call for something: to call for somebody or something by sounding a bell or buzzer
You rang, sir?
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5. intransitive verb impress somebody as something: to make a particular impression on somebody
His excuse didn't ring true.
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6. transitive and intransitive verb U.K. telephone somebody: to make a telephone call to somebody
He rang me to cancel the appointment.
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7. intransitive verb have sensation of high-pitched sounds: to have a sensation of a repeated or continuous high-pitched sound
It made my ears ring.
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noun (plural rings) |
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1. act of sounding bell: the act of making a bell sound
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2. bell sound: the sound of a bell or something like a bell
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3. phone call: a call on the telephone
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informal
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She gave us a ring about noon.
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4. general impression: a general impression made by somebody or something
It had a familiar ring to it.
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5. repeated sound: a loud continuous repeated or reverberating sound
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6. set of bells: a set of bells in a tower or belfry
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| [ Old English hringan, probably < Germanic, "make a noise"] |
