ring out
phrasal verb
rang out; rung out; ringing out; rings out
: to be heard loudly and clearly
A shot rang out.
Cheers rang out as the winner was announced.
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Then, a gunshot appeared to ring out, sending spectators running in the opposite direction.
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Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 14 June 2025
The glitter clung to the pavement, signs flapped in the breeze and chants rang out over the roar of traffic.
—Hanna Kang, Oc Register, 14 June 2025
Their voices rang out into the open-air auditorium in Hawaiian, speaking the same chants that their ancestors had spoken for centuries.
—Sara Kehaulani Goo, The Atlantic, 6 June 2025
In video shared on social media Sunday and verified by NBC News, a crowd of people can be seen running as what sounds like gunshots ring out.
—Chantal Da Silva, NBC news, 3 June 2025
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Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 14 June 2025
The glitter clung to the pavement, signs flapped in the breeze and chants rang out over the roar of traffic.
—Hanna Kang, Oc Register, 14 June 2025
Their voices rang out into the open-air auditorium in Hawaiian, speaking the same chants that their ancestors had spoken for centuries.
—Sara Kehaulani Goo, The Atlantic, 6 June 2025
In video shared on social media Sunday and verified by NBC News, a crowd of people can be seen running as what sounds like gunshots ring out.
—Chantal Da Silva, NBC news, 3 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for ring out
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“Ring out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ring%20out. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.
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