RING

(SOUND) [verb] [past simple] rang, [past participle] rung - to (cause to) make the sound of a bellThe doorbell/telephone rang. [I]Anne's alarm clock rang for half an hour before she woke. [I]The church bells were rung after the wedding. [T]She tapped the glass bowl with a knife to make it ring (= produce a continuous sound). [I]I rang the bell but nobody came to the door. [T]My head is/My ears are still ringing (= are full of a ringing noise) from the sound of the military band. [M]The church bells rang in (= rang to announce the beginning of) the New Year. [M]The bells are ringing out (= ringing to announce the end of) the old year. [M]To ring out is also to sound loudly and clearly.A cry of warning rang out.A shot rang out.If a place rings with a sound, it is full of it.The room rang with his screams.The name rang a bell (= sounded familiar) but I couldn't remember where I had heard it before.To ring the changes (on something) is to do something in different ways in order to make it interesting.For variety, ring the changes on packed lunches using different types of bread and spicy fillings.Since I knew she was jealous, her words of praise rang hollow (= did not seem sincere).Her explanations rang true/false (= seemed to be true/false).If someone rings up a price on a cash register (= a machine that calculates and records a sale) they record the money that has been paid by a customer.I'm sorry, I've rung up the wrong amount.