rang

¹

[ rang ]

verb

1. simple past tense of ring ².

rang

²

[ rang ]

noun

, Informal.

1. a boomerang.

rang

/ ræŋ /

verb

1. See ring
   the past tense of ring 2

Usage

See ring 2

Word History and Origins

Origin of rang¹

By shortening

Example Sentences

Gunshots rang out in Paris this morning on a second day of deadly violence that has stunned the French capital.

From The Daily Beast

“Nothing else to do” was the most common response for why people chose to go to The Ball, though that rang a little false to me.

From The Daily Beast

According to the friend, Brinsley rang his ex-girlfriend, an Air Force reservist named Shaneka Thompson, to no avail.

From The Daily Beast

A shot rang out as Brinsley took his own life, sprawling with the gun at his side.

From The Daily Beast

On the second floor I rang a buzzer at the door of the detective bureau.

From The Daily Beast

All changes are to be Rang either by walking them (as the term is) or else Whole-pulls, or Half-pulls.

From Project Gutenberg

This Peal (by the Rules aforesaid) may be Rang with any whole hunt, half hunt, and quarter hunt.

From Project Gutenberg

Out of the darkening sky rang the twanging call of a night-hawk, and the cluck of a dozing hen sounded from the foliage overhead.

From Project Gutenberg

But Canon Drivel's daughter did not deign to answer, she merely rang for prayers.

From Project Gutenberg

The eyes of the huge brute opened instantly, and he had half risen before the loud report of the gun rang through the thicket.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• bang
• buzz
• clang
• clap
• punch
• resonate
• resound
• reverberate
• sound