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.

Examples of ring out in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

That’s when a series of gunshots ring out — a total of 10 in just a matter of seconds. —Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 27 Jan. 2026

According to the preliminary investigation, the men were on their way to a gathering when shots rang out from an unknown location and they were struck by the gunfire, MDSO said. —Hunter Geisel, CBS News, 18 Jan. 2026

Police said at the time that several others were wounded and that all of the victims were either on the street or in vehicles when the shots rang out, PEOPLE previously reported. —Nicole Acosta, PEOPLE, 13 Jan. 2026

One video posted online and geolocated by NBC News which circulated Thursday shows two cars on fire in front of a police station in Azna with a nearby crowd cheering as multiple gunshots ring out. —Colin Sheeley, NBC news, 2 Jan. 2026

Rhymes for ring out

• about
• bailout
• blackout
• blowout
• breakout
• burnout
• buyout
• checkout
• closeout
• cutout
• devout
• dropout