Thesaurus results for RUNG

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noun

ˈrəŋ

Definition of rung

as in level

the placement of someone or something in relation to others in a vertical arrangement the greasy spoon restaurant was several rungs below the kind of establishment in which we usually dined

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as in baton

Scottish a heavy rigid stick used as a weapon or for punishment the watchman usually carried a stout oak rung

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rung

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verb

past participle of ring

as in chimed

to make the clear sound heard when metal vibrates I didn't hear the doorbell ring

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Recent Examples of rung

Noun

These shortages increase costs and a vicious cycle for folks who need a rung. — Arkansas Online, 9 Sep. 2026 No club have spent more time perching on the highest rung of English football than Everton. — George Caulkin, New York Times, 7 Sep. 2026

Verb

The Nasdaq bell is rung by pressing a ceremonial electronic button at the Nasdaq MarketSite in Times Square, and often serves as a branding event for corporations, with executives invited to press the button. — Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy, USA Today, 29 June 2026 And it’s left to the person it’s aimed at to disprove the association — after a bell has been rung that cannot be unrung. — Gary Grasso, Chicago Tribune, 26 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for rung

Recent Examples of Synonyms for rung

Noun

The finished walkout lower level opens to the pool with a sheltered area beneath the awning and a dedicated home gym.

— Kaitlyn Keegan, Hartford Courant, 26 Sep. 2026
Women who have a restricted diet and may not get enough iron-rich foods, those who have absorption issues or those who have particularly heavy menstrual cycles may be more likely to have lower iron levels.

— Lindsey Bever, Washington Post, 26 Sep. 2026

Definition of level

Noun

Her granddaughter Susan Crater, a Georgetown Law School graduate and former lawyer, picked up the baton, brought the archives to the marketplace and started textiles and wall covering firm Sister Parish Designs in 2000.

— Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 24 Sep. 2026
In July, Manila accused Chinese forces of firing water cannons at government vessels near Scarborough Shoal and striking a Philippine Navy staff member in the head with a wooden baton during an encounter at Second Thomas Shoal.

— Bradford Betz, FOXNews.com, 22 Sep. 2026

Definition of baton

Noun

Xi appears to be in a stronger position, having overseen a surge in China's trade and firmly in control of supplies of rare earth minerals that give him powerful leverage.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 25 Sep. 2026
Ballet flats, loafers, closed-toe shoes, clogs, mary janes, and even knee-high boots are the trendy styles for fall, and retailers are in position to deliver on those trends.

— Vicki M. Young, Footwear News, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of position

Noun

However, cane begonias, rex begonias, and wax begonias all adapt well to indoor living and can either be grown as permanent houseplants or moved back outdoors after winter.

— Lauren Landers, The Spruce, 28 Sep. 2026
Copenhaver was struck in the arm and in the abdomen, wounds that left him with lingering injuries and walking with a cane.

— Gene Johnson, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of cane

Verb

Church bells tolled across the country when Leo’s charter flight landed at Paris’ Orly airport, and more than a million people are expected to turn out to see him.

— Nicole Winfield, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026
The bell outside Fire Station 10 in Parkville tolled 343 times.

— Renee Anderson, CBS News, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of tolled

Noun

Top labs like OpenAI and SpaceX have also backed calls from rival Anthropic to slow down development of frontier models as more alarm bells come from within their own ranks.

— Jason Ma, Fortune, 26 Sep. 2026
His hopes for The Situation is to better the experience of other disadvantaged creatives climbing the ranks today.

— Joe Bobowicz, Vogue, 26 Sep. 2026