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rang

1 American  
[rang] / ræŋ /

verb

  1. simple past tense of ring.


rang 2 American  
[rang] / ræŋ /

noun

Informal.
  1. a boomerang.


rang British  
/ ræŋ /

verb

  1. the past tense of ring 2

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Etymology

Origin of rang

By shortening

Example Sentences

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Just half an hour after she applied for a care job, Mollie Cole-Wilkin's phone rang.

From BBC

Others arrived, and by the time the bell rang, there were seven of us: Noah, Ava, Amelia, Logan, Benjamin, Harper, and me.

From Literature

As though it was choreographed, cries of outrage rang out, and I wished I’d paid more attention to what the guy was saying.

From Literature

I sensed he was looking through me and not at me, as if he had decided I wasn’t his type and was biding his time until the bell rang.

From Los Angeles Times

Despite his growing interest in Maggie, Dr. Kane refused to believe that spirits tipped tables, rang bells, or rapped messages to communicate.

From Literature