ring off

— Phrasal Verb with ring

/rɪŋ/ verb (past tense rang, past participle rung)

Definition

UK (UK/US hang up)

› to end a telephone conversation and put down the part of the telephone that you speak into: She'd rung off before I could say goodbye.

(Definition of ring off from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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