ring out

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verb (adverb)

(tr) to accompany the departure of with bells (esp in the phrase ring out the old year)

(intr) to send forth a loud resounding noise

QUIZ

THINGAMABOB OR THINGUMMY: CAN YOU DISTINGUISH BETWEEN THE US AND UK TERMS IN THIS QUIZ?

Do you know the difference between everyday US and UK terminology? Test yourself with this quiz on words that differ across the Atlantic.

Question 1 of 7

In the UK, COTTON CANDY is more commonly known as…

candystring

candyfloss

candypuff

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Words nearby ring out

ringneck snake, ring off, Ring of Fire, Ring of the Nibelung, ring one's chimes, ring out, ring ouzel, ring-porous, ring road, ring rot, ringsail

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How to use ring out in a sentence

Upon completing a level in the original game, “Ode to Joy” would ring out in celebration.
Gamer Life: I’m Addicted to ‘Peggle 2’|Alec Kubas-Meyer|December 11, 2013|DAILY BEAST
The bell begins to ring out with its urgent, insistent tone.
‘Stupid Enough to Pay’: Tim Parks’s Italian Rail Adventures|Tim Parks|June 23, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Suddenly shots ring out: Jack Ruby has fired upon Lee Harvey Oswald.
Peter Worthington, 1927-2013|David Frum|May 13, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Drum music accompanies the proud procession; gun-shot salutes ring out, calling neighbors to join the happy event.
Russia Cracks Down on North Caucasus Wedding Gunfire|Anna Nemtsova|October 28, 2012|DAILY BEAST

Officials also notified the public that sirens may ring out around New York City at the time.
Obama: A Story of Resilience||September 12, 2011|DAILY BEAST
He ran and got Mr. Eden's ring out of pawn, and kissed it and put it on; next he liberated his hat.
It Is Never Too Late to Mend|Charles Reade
When will the alarm-bell in the clock of Roman time ring out its awaking peal?
The Continental Monthly, Vol. 2, No. 2, August, 1862|Various
The hind which has probably left her calf lying in her bed, will run a big ring out to the Deer Park and back.
The Sportswoman's Library, v. 2|Various
The work of Andreyev brings to us a sad vibrant echo of the sobs which ring out in Russian dungeons.
Contemporary Russian Novelists|Serge Persky
She heard his laugh ring out clear and joyous, saw his head thrown back.
Pippin; A Wandering Flame|Laura E. Richards

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