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- pronunciation:
- rIng
- parts of speech:
- intransitive verb, transitive verb, noun
- phrases:
- give (someone) a ring
- features:
- Homophone Note, Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| inflections: |
rings, ringing, rang, rung |
| definition 1: |
to give out a clear, resonant sound.
The bells on the clock tower ring every hour.- synonyms:
- chime, clang, peal
- similar words:
- bong, clink, ding, jingle, plink, sound, tinkle
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| definition 2: |
of a telephone, to make a repeated sound signal that summons a person to answer an incoming call.
I know that's my sister's phone because I recognize the tune that plays when it rings. |
| definition 3: |
to cause a bell to send out a sound as a signal or summons.
I rang at the counter several times, but no one came to help me.- synonyms:
- chime, knell
- similar words:
- buzz, call, phone, sound, telephone, toll
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| definition 4: |
to sound loudly, carrying across a distance or creating an echo; resound (often fol. by "out").
The bells rang out on the day of the coronation.Her voice rang out in the empty hall.- synonyms:
- blare, peal, resonate, resound
- similar words:
- sound
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| definition 5: |
to be filled with sound; vibrate.
The school building rang with the voices of children.- synonyms:
- hum, resonate, resound, reverberate, vibrate
- similar words:
- buzz, drone, echo
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| definition 6: |
of the ears, to hum, buzz, or echo with sound.
After the concert his ears were ringing.- synonyms:
- buzz, hum, reverberate
- similar words:
- echo
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| definition 7: |
to seem clearly as specified.
Her words rang true.- similar words:
- feel, seem, sound
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| related words: |
chime, chink, resound |
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| definition 1: |
to cause (a bell) to make its clear, resonant sound.
They rang the bells of the church at the end of the wedding.
- similar words:
- chime, clang, clink, ding, plink, toll
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| definition 2: |
to cause (a device) to make the sound of a bell or other alerting sound.
She rang the doorbell twice.- synonyms:
- chime
- similar words:
- buzz, clang, clink, jingle, sound, tinkle, vibrate
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| definition 3: |
to proclaim with the sound of a bell or similar device.
The bells rang out the alarm.- synonyms:
- knell, peal, sound, toll
- similar words:
- blare, buzz, call, chime, phone, signal, telephone, trumpet
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| definition 4: |
(chiefly British) to call (someone) on the telephone.
I'll ring you in the morning. |
| definition 5: |
to dial or press (a telephone number) causing the associated phone to ring.
I rang her number dozens of times but she never answered. |
| related words: |
alarm |
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
the sound of a ringing bell, or the sound a telephone makes when its number is dialed.
The ring of our telephone is hard to hear.- synonyms:
- bong, chime, ding, ding-dong, dong, toll
- similar words:
- bell
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| definition 2: |
a clear, vibrating sound like that of a bell.
- synonyms:
- clang, clink, jingle, plink, tinkle
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| definition 3: |
the act of sounding a bell.
- synonyms:
- toll
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| definition 4: |
any loud or constant sound.
- synonyms:
- clamor, echo, peal, resonance, reverberation
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| definition 5: |
a telephone call.
- synonyms:
- buzz, call
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| definition 6: |
the suggestion of a specified quality.
Her statements had an ironic ring.- synonyms:
- sound, tone, vibrations
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| related words: |
chink, tinkle |
| phrase: |
give (someone) a ring |
Are you looking for the word wring (to twist)? Ring and wring sound alike but have different meanings. The w is silent in the word wring.
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