if a bell rings, it produces a sound
if a place rings with a sound, it is full of a loud sound
if a sound rings in a place, it is loud and you can hear it clearly
if a telephone rings, it makes a sound to show that someone is calling
if your ears ring, you continue to hear a loud sound in your head for a short time after you have heard a loud noise or someone has hit you
to call someone by telephone
to draw a circle around something, especially to show that you have chosen it or to make it easy to notice
to make a bell produce a sound
to make a continuous loud high sound
to put a metal ring with a special number on it around the leg of a bird so that you can recognize it again later
to ring a bell as a signal for someone to come to you or to help you
to surround someone or something, especially in order to protect them or to prevent them from escaping
A bell rang and the children trooped back into the school.
A great cheer rang through the hall.
He rang the doorbell.
I’m ringing about the vacancy you advertised.
Please ring for assistance.
Protesters carrying signs ringed the hotel.
Ring me at home later.
Ringed by soldiers for protection, he tried to address the crowd.
Sarah rang to say she couldn’t come tonight.
She ringed the date on the calendar in the kitchen.
The cobblestones rang beneath the horses’ feet.
The phone rang again immediately.
The room rang with his frightened cries.
The sound of the shot left Rory’s ears ringing.
Why don’t we just ring for a taxi?
You rang, sir?
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There is no origin for this phrasal verb
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