rung
1verb
rung
2noun
Origin of rung
2ring
1noun
verb (used with object), ringed, ring·ing.
verb (used without object), ringed, ring·ing.
Origin of ring
1Synonyms for ring
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ring
2verb (used without object), rang, rung, ring·ing.
verb (used with object), rang, rung, ring·ing.
noun
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Origin of ring
2Synonyms for ring
Related Words for rung
bar, tread, degree, level, grade, rod, board, round, stage, crosspiece, crossbar, rundleExamples from the Web for rung
Contemporary Examples of rung
I was of extremely low rank, a Senior Aircraftman – only one rung above the bottom.
She said that at one point someone had rung her mother and said "eye for an eye, you deserve to die".
This boosts the average SAT scores at the college, and the school moves up a rung on the rankings ladder.
A graduate of Smith College and Georgetown Law School, Cutter, 43, has climbed the political ladder one rung at a time.
How Stephanie Cutter, Obama’s One-Woman Warrior, Wages Political CombatLauren Ashburn
September 4, 2012
How many 911-like alarms have been rung since Obama was elected?
Historical Examples of rung
The bell had rung—the curtain was up and the performances were about to begin.
The first bell has not rung yet, and there comes Tip up the hill.
Arthur, who was preparing to attend the cathedral, for the bell had rung out, hastened in.
The ChanningsMrs. Henry Wood
Any words of his, would they not have rung in her ears unceasingly?
Bride of the MistletoeJames Lane Allen
The whole country would have rung with it, had we not been in the midst of war.
Beauty and The Beast, and Tales From HomeBayard Taylor