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ring
/rɪŋ/ verb (past tense rang, past participle rung)Definition
SOUND [I, T] › If something rings, it makes the sound of a bell, and if you ring a bell, you cause it to make a sound: The phone's ringing. I rang the doorbell.
TELEPHONE [I, T] UK (UK/US call) › to telephone someone: Have you rung your mother? I've rung for a taxi.
EARS [I] › If your ears are ringing, you can hear a loud sound after the sound has stopped. → See also ring a bell → See also ring true
(Definition of ring verb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary
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