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ring2

 
pronunciation:
rIng
parts of speech:
intransitive verb, transitive verb, noun
phrases:
give (someone) a ring
features:
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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
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
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
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
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
definition 7: to seem clearly as specified.
Her words rang true.
similar words:
feel, seem, sound
 
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
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
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
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.
 
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
definition 2: a clear, vibrating sound like that of a bell.
synonyms:
clang, clink, jingle, plink, tinkle
definition 3: the act of sounding a bell.
synonyms:
toll
definition 4: any loud or constant sound.
synonyms:
clamor, echo, peal, resonance, reverberation
definition 5: a telephone call.
synonyms:
buzz, call
definition 6: the suggestion of a specified quality.
Her statements had an ironic ring.
synonyms:
sound, tone, vibrations
phrase: give (someone) a ring
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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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