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

That album conquered several rankings and missed out on ruling the Billboard 200 by only one rung. — Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026 And there is the middle rung, including business administration, urban studies and chemistry, whose graduates take home around $70,000 on average. — Andrew Khouri, Los Angeles Times, 28 Aug. 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

One place where the one-hander is persisting is at the recreational level, where players search for consistency and where elite levels of power and precision are secondary to fun, comfort and longevity.

— Charlie Eccleshare, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
The shape of a Project Runway episode was discernible here — conversations with the designers about their inspirations, an in-depth look at their design process, backstage time at the runway shows — but the execution was Temu level.

— Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of level

Noun

The military said Chinese coast guard personnel aboard a motorboat repeatedly struck the sailor on the head with a wooden baton, injuring him and damaging his smaller vessel.

— ABC News, ABC News, 9 Sep. 2026
Mallorie Sullivan here, taking the Daily Briefing baton from Nicole Fallert.

— Mallorie Sullivan, USA Today, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of baton

Noun

Arab Americans are now integrated and in positions of influence to better defend residents against attacks.

— Niraj Warikoo, Freep.com, 12 Sep. 2026
The Chiefs’ hope in selecting Josh Simmons from Ohio State with their first-round pick in 2025 was to solidify the position for years to come.

— Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of position

Noun

Choose 3-6 strong, healthy, outside canes per plant to keep and leave 3-5 buds on each cane.

— Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 10 Sep. 2026
Brazil’s ethanol pivot and India’s sugar imports Higher energy prices are also making ethanol more attractive relative to sugar in Brazil, where mills can shift cane between the two products.

— Deena Zaidi, CNBC, 6 Sep. 2026

Definition of cane

Verb

George’s arrival was celebrated with gun salutes, and bells at Westminster Abbey—where William and Kate had married over two years prior on April 29, 2011—tolled continuously for three hours in celebration of the future king’s arrival.

— Rachel Burchfield, InStyle, 22 July 2026
Everyone watched in silence, in the rain, as Holzinger tolled the bell.

— Lauren Oyler, New Yorker, 20 July 2026

Definition of tolled

Noun

Socialists are counting on the promise of a society where all needs are met by a benevolent government to convert voters to their ranks.

— Nolan Finley The Detroit News, Arkansas Online, 9 Sep. 2026
The Athletic’s Mike Sando recently polled six executives about the NFC, having each rank all 16 teams.

— Zak Keefer, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026