rang
inflected form of “ring” — sound loudly and sonorously
An inflected form of ring · inflected form.
How often you will meet it
Rank 2,059 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 8,665 times across 175,112 chapters — 0.004% of every word in the library.
What it means
verb
- sound loudly and sonorously also: peal the bells rang
- ring or echo with sound also: resound, echo, reverberate the hall resounded with laughter
- make (bells) ring, often for the purposes of musical edification also: knell Ring the bellsMy uncle rings every Sunday at the local church
- get or try to get into communication (with someone) by telephone also: call, telephone, call up, phone I tried to call you all nightTake two aspirin and call me in the morning
- extend on all sides of simultaneously; encircle also: surround, environ, skirt, border The forest surrounds my property
- attach a ring to the foot of, in order to identify also: band ring birdsband the geese to observe their migratory patterns
rang in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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A large bell rang and the carriage-doors were slammed.
Admiral Peters Odd Craft, Part 14. · W. W. (William Wymark) Jacobs · Chapter 1
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But Mme. Favoral had scarcely helped the soup, when the bell rang violently.
Other People's Money · Emile Gaboriau · Chapter 1
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Grimes rang at the gate, and out came a keeper on the spot, and opened.
The Water-Babies · Charles Kingsley · Chapter 1
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His big laugh and the silver music of her own lighter merriment rang out a little tantalisingly.
Emily Fox-Seton · Frances Hodgson Burnett · Chapter 1
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The dominating, unhurried note rang, echoed, and began to die away as they saw Brant's hand fall on Bob Floyd's shoulder.
The Courage of the Commonplace · Mary Raymond Shipman Andrews · Chapter 1