ring
- noun
- /rɪŋ/
- You don 't answer by the fourth ring... ...that's the end of the game.
Examples
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(school bell rings)
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And suddenly the doorbell rings... and the whole setup is right there in the room with you.
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Ring, ring, ring, ring, ring, ring.
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The TV drones on in the background as the phone rings; everyone leaps into action again.
Fiction book (1991) -
The alarm clock's little ring brought me back to my insipid daily reality.
Fiction book (1991) -
Bridgetown residents were treated to the sound of St. Michael's ring of eight bells every holy day.
Academic text (2007) -
Instead of applause, I hear the faint high ring of a tiny mechanical insect: Tinnitus.
Fiction book (1991) -
[bell rings]
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(Phones ring)
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When the phone rings, I immediately know it is my friend calling.
Synonyms
A clear ringing sound made by a struck metal object
A clear loud sound a bell or similar thing makes when hit
A short high sound like a small bell, for example a notification tone
A clear musical ringing sound made by a bell or a set of bells
A short sound that plays on a phone when someone calls or messages you
The slow deep sound a bell makes when hit
A short, sharp high sound like metal being struck
A deep sound a large bell or clock makes when it rings
A repeated ringing sound a bell makes
A sound made by bells during a ceremony or musical performance
A short high sound made by a phone or microwave
A light ringing sound made by bells or wind chimes
Clear ringing sounds that bells make
A short bell sound on a phone or app that signals a message
A short sharp ringing sound made when metal or glass hits something
Antonyms
Idioms
- Informal
To say you will run for a position, for example in an election
Compounds
The finger between the middle finger and little finger where people often wear wedding rings
- Offensive
A ring worn around the penis base to help keep an erection by reducing blood flow
A ring with a carved seal used to stamp wax to show who owned or approved a document
- NSFW
A group of people who secretly run illegal betting, like on sports or card games
- Specialized
A layer of wood made in one year that appears as a ring in a tree trunk
A young woman who walks into the boxing ring between rounds holding a sign with the next round number
A small animal from Madagascar with a long tail that has black and white rings
- Specialized
A ring of six carbon atoms, each joined to a hydrogen, found in many organic molecules
- Specialized
A secure place on a computer that stores passwords and secret codes for apps and the system
- Specialized
A golden-brown or green ring at the edge of the clear front of the eye seen in Wilson's disease
- Baby Talk
A children's game where players hold hands, walk in a circle, and fall down while singing
- Specialized
A thin metal band that fits around a piston to stop gas and oil leaking past it
- Specialized
A ring-shaped mark that appears at the edge of a liquid drop as it dries
- NSFW
A ring that you put at the base of the penis to slow blood flow and help keep it hard
- Specialized
A way to stop disease by giving vaccines to people exposed and their close contacts
- Specialized
An illness of plants like tomatoes and potatoes caused by bacteria that makes dark rings in the stem
- Specialized
Bacteria that cause a disease making crops like potatoes and tomatoes go soft and brown
- Specialized
A small living thing that makes fruits and vegetables rot, often making dry rings near sweet potato roots
- Specialized
A disease caused by bacteria that makes potato and tomato stems or tubers rot in a ring
- UK
A European bird often found on rocky hills with dark feathers and a white band on the male's neck
- UK
A harmless snake with a bright ring around its neck found in North America or Europe
- Specialized
Vaccinating people who were close to someone who had the disease to stop it spreading
- Specialized
A circular strong wall built under a heavy structure to support its weight
- Baby Talk
A children's game where players hold hands, move in a circle and fall down together
- Baby Talk
A children's game where players hold hands in a circle, sing, and fall down
An animal like a raccoon that has a long bushy tail with black and white rings
- Specialized
A mushroom with gills and a ring on its stem that makes brown spores
- Specialized
A bright ring across the sky at the same height as the sun formed when sunlight passes through ice crystals
- Specialized
Gears that fit together at a right angle to send power between car axles
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Etymology
Ring for the sound comes from the clear noise a bell makes, so the 'ring' of a bell or phone is the sharp sound you hear when it is struck.