ring
/ɹɪŋ/ noun C2- The resonant sound of a bell, or a sound resembling it. · The ring of hammer on anvil filled the air.
- A pleasant or correct sound. · The name has a nice ring to it.
- A sound or appearance that is characteristic of something. · Her statements in court had a ring of falsehood.
- A telephone call. · I’ll give you a ring when the plane lands.
- Any loud sound; the sound of numerous voices; a sound continued, repeated, or reverberated.
- A chime, or set of bells harmonically tuned. · St Mary's has a ring of eight bells.
Plural rings
Phrasal verbs and expressions
- ring around To call a number of people by phone, usually a circle of ...
- ring back To return a phone call.
- ring in To encircle, to surround in a ring, engirdle.
- ring in To make a phone call to (this place).
- ring off Buzz off; go away; shut up.
- ring out To throw (an opponent) out of the arena, thereby winning.
- ring out To sound clearly and loudly.
- ring up To telephone; to call someone on the telephone.
From the library
“Make yourself perfectly at home,” said the green girl, “and if you wish for anything ring the bell.
“They’ve taken his wedding ring!” he gasped.
Master always wore his plain gold wedding ring on the little finger of his left hand.
That ring with the rough nugget on it was above it, and the twisted snake ring on the third finger.
Other matches
- ring Of a bell, etc., to produce a resonant sound. A1
- ring A circumscribing object, A2
- ring To enclose or surround. C2
- ring A family of sets that is closed under finite un... C2
- ring An algebraic structure which consists of a set ... C2
- ring around To call a number of people by phone, usually a ...
- ring back To return a phone call.
- ring in To encircle, to surround in a ring, engirdle.
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