ring in
Variant of ring
ring (riŋ)
intransitive verb rang or Now Chiefly Dial.rung, rung, ringing ring′·ing
- to give forth a clear, resonant sound when struck or otherwise caused to vibrate, as a bell
- to produce, as by sounding, a specified impression on the hearer promises that ring false
- to cause a bell or bells to sound, esp. as a summons to ring for a maid
- to sound loudly or be full of sound; be resonant; resound the room rang with laughter
- 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
- to cause (a bell, etc.) to ring
- to sound (a peal, knell, etc.) by or as by ringing a bell or bells
- to signal, proclaim, announce, summon, etc. by or as by ringing chimes rang the hours
- to test (coins, etc.) by the sound produced in striking on something hard
- Chiefly Brit. to call by telephone: often with up
- Slang to substitute (originally a racehorse) fraudulently: often with in
noun
- the sound of a bell
- any similar sound the ring of laughter
- any loud sound, esp. when repeated, continued, or reverberated
- the characteristic sound or impression (of some feeling) the ring of sincerity
- a set of bells
- the act of ringing a bell, etc.
- a telephone call: chiefly in give someone a ring, to telephone someone
ring a bell
ring down the curtain
- to signal for a theater curtain to be lowered
- to end something
ring in (or out)
- to punch in (or out)
- to usher in (or out)
ring off
ring the bell
☆ring up
ring up the curtain
- to signal for a theater curtain to be raised
- to begin something
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