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ring
verb [I or T] (MAKE SOUND) /rɪŋ/ (rang, rung)Definition
B1 to (cause to) make the sound of a bell: The doorbell/phone rang. Anne's alarm clock rang for half an hour before she woke. I rang the bell but nobody came to the door. My head is/My ears are still ringing (= are full of a ringing noise) from the sound of the military band.Sounds made by objects, movement or impact
(Definition of ring verb (MAKE SOUND) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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