ring

[ UK /ɹˈɪŋ/ ]
[ US /ˈɹɪŋ/ ]

VERB

ring or echo with sound
the hall resounded with laughter
get or try to get into communication (with someone) by telephone
I tried to call you all night
Take two aspirin and call me in the morning
attach a ring to the foot of, in order to identify
band the geese to observe their migratory patterns
ring birds
extend on all sides of simultaneously; encircle
The forest surrounds my property
make (bells) ring, often for the purposes of musical edification
My uncle rings every Sunday at the local church
Ring the bells
sound loudly and sonorously
the bells rang

NOUN

a toroidal shape
a ring of ships in the harbor
a halo of smoke
jewelry consisting of a circlet of precious metal (often set with jewels) worn on the finger
he noted that she wore a wedding band
she had rings on every finger
an association of criminals
police tried to break up the gang
a pack of thieves
(chemistry) a chain of atoms in a molecule that forms a closed loop
a platform usually marked off by ropes in which contestants box or wrestle
the sound of a bell ringing
the ringing of the telephone
the tintinnabulation that so voluminously swells from the ringing and the dinging of the bells
the distinctive ring of the church bell
a strip of material attached to the leg of a bird to identify it (as in studies of bird migration)
a characteristic sound
it has the ring of sincerity
a rigid circular band of metal or wood or other material used for holding or fastening or hanging or pulling
there was still a rusty iron hoop for tying a horse

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Some of the crew went off-shift, stringing up hybrid bunks and hammocks belowdecks, the others continued working.
Several selections contain strings of double notes, primarily thirds and sixths.
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