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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How To Use ring In A Sentence

A thin veil of fog had rolled in off the bay, obscuring his view and coating the area in a pale gray-white mist.
When we see her, we remember that hot July day doing five knots pulling Jess and Jerry on a tube and Russ skippering his first yacht.
Add white soy sauce and milk, season with salt and pepper to taste and bring to a simmer.
Ask for an aged standing rib roast from the forequarter, trimmed and chined; bring to room temperature before roasting.
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.
Which is stupid, considering the drivers around here A: Don't normally stop for people and in fact have been caught trying to sneak ~around~ them and B: I've been nicked several times and almost hit three times different instances last summer attempting to obey the biking laws, none of those for mistakes on my part as I've been scared shitless at the lack of aware driving that's crept over my town. The funny thing about Pain..... (Let's talk trauma!)
They were now surrounded on all sides by a ring of excited, curious faces.
Frogs and newts have already been attracted to three new natural spring ponds at Abbey Meads School.
The following years were characterized by rifts with Russia, in which the Ukraine jealously guarded its own independence against its overbearing neighbour.

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