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say it: ring
ring is a noun and verb meaning "a characteristic sound". It is pronounced /ˈɹɪŋ/ — ring. It carries 15 recorded senses.
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”
(chemistry) a chain of atoms in a molecule that forms a closed loop
chemistry
an association of criminals
“police tried to break up the gang”
“a pack of thieves”
the sound of a bell ringing
“the distinctive ring of the church bell”
“the ringing of the telephone”
“the tintinnabulation that so voluminously swells from the ringing and the dinging of the bells”
a platform usually marked off by ropes in which contestants box or wrestle
jewelry consisting of a circlet of precious metal (often set with jewels) worn on the finger
“she had rings on every finger”
“he noted that she wore a wedding band”
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”
telephone
Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.
Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for ring come from Princeton University’s WordNet. The pronunciation comes from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.