intransitive verb rang or Now Chiefly Dial.rung, rung, ringing ring′·ing

1. to give forth a clear, resonant sound when struck or otherwise caused to vibrate, as a bell
2. to produce, as by sounding, a specified impression on the hearer promises that ring false
3. to cause a bell or bells to sound, esp. as a summons to ring for a maid
4. to sound loudly or be full of sound; be resonant; resound the room rang with laughter
5. to have a sensation as of ringing, humming, etc.: said of the ears or head

Etymology: ME ringen < OE hringan < IE echoic base *ker- > raven, creak, L corvus, crow

transitive verb

1. to cause (a bell, etc.) to ring
2. to sound (a peal, knell, etc.) by or as by ringing a bell or bells
3. to signal, proclaim, announce, summon, etc. by or as by ringing chimes rang the hours
4. to test (coins, etc.) by the sound produced in striking on something hard
5. Chiefly Brit. to call by telephone: often with up
6. Slang to substitute (originally a racehorse) fraudulently: often with in

noun

1. the sound of a bell
2. 1. any similar sound the ring of laughter
   2. any loud sound, esp. when repeated, continued, or reverberated
3. the characteristic sound or impression (of some feeling) the ring of sincerity
4. a set of bells
5. the act of ringing a bell, etc.
6. a telephone call: chiefly in give someone a ring, to telephone someone