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noun (1)

ˈriŋ How to pronounce ring (audio)
Definition of ringnext
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as in Mafia
a group involved in secret or criminal activities a ring of counterfeiters passing phony $20 bills

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2
as in loop
a circular strip a metal ring encircled the barrel

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as in circle
a group of people sharing a common interest and relating together socially a gaming ring that meets once a week to play

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as in round
something with a perfectly round circumference the coffee cup left a ring on the table

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ring

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noun (2)

as in call
a communication by telephone give me a ring when you're ready to go

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ring

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verb (1)

1
as in to surround
to form a circle around tall cypress trees ringing the park

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2
as in to circle
to travel completely around the line of season ticket buyers ringed the block

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verb (2)

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

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Recent Examples of ring
Noun
Suddenly, Tina finds herself in the midst of a murder investigation that takes her from the ring and forces her to confront the dark secrets of her town. — Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 3 Nov. 2026 Blending inward produces a gradual transition instead of a visible ring. — Ashley Lynch, Kansas City Star, 3 Nov. 2026
Verb
The frequency of strikes on the city has not slowed over the past month since that side of the conflict started, with missile alerts still ringing multiple times a week, sometimes multiple times a night. — Manal Albarakati, semafor.com, 4 Nov. 2026 These scenes are not the only ones that ring true, however, as Kato and Kyose successfully carry the plot through outrageous coincidence and into three-hanky tearjerking. — Katie Rife, IndieWire, 2 Nov. 2026 See All Example Sentences for ring
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ring
  1. Mafia
  2. loop
  3. circle
  4. round
  5. call
  6. surround
  7. orbit
  8. chime
Noun
  • Meanwhile, the Mob Museum reported, Mafia violence was also on the rise in Vegas during the 70s.
    — Adam Harrington, CBS News, 23 June 2026
  • Expanding on sounds pioneered by his Memphis predecessors, such as Three 6 Mafia and 8Ball & MJG, Tay Keith carved his own lane.
    — DeMicia Inman, VIBE.com, 20 June 2026
Definition of Mafia
Noun
  • Its stated goal is to build continuous defensive loops that find and fix weaknesses before attackers do.
    — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 3 Nov. 2026
  • The husband freed one loop, then another, and used the momentum to pull the dog toward him and out of the car.
    — Téa Obreht, New Yorker, 1 Nov. 2026
Definition of loop
Noun
  • Dhillon, a Sikh who was born in India and immigrated to the United States as a child, was a prominent figure in conservative legal and political circles even before being tapped to her Justice Department position.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 6 Nov. 2026
  • Immersive is easy to try out—just tap the circle icon at the top left of the rear display to toggle it.
    — Jim Fisher, PC Magazine, 5 Nov. 2026
Definition of circle
Noun
  • The Senators’ most head-scratching trade of the summer, acquiring him for a 2027 sixth-round pick, has proved fruitless.
    — Julian McKenzie, New York Times, 5 Nov. 2026
  • Davis voters appeared to favor Measure W in the first round of election results Tuesday night, a proposal that would allow construction of the 1,250-unit Willowgrove housing development on 234 acres north of East Covell Boulevard.
    — Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 4 Nov. 2026
Definition of round
Noun
  • Only a phone call to the boy’s mother, and her harsh rebuke of the mob’s leader, finally allows Majid and Gabriel to leave and return to the boy’s home.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 6 Nov. 2026
  • The campaign put out a public call play at local quinceañeras, which are birthday parties for girls turning 15 in Latino communities, and Pulido came out to more than 75 events.
    — Julyssa Lopez, Rolling Stone, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of call
Verb
  • Gusting winds, steep terrain, and dry conditions can accelerate fire spread, endangering lives, homes, wildlife, and surrounding communities.
    — Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 8 Nov. 2026
  • The Ukrainian leader said Russia fired 36 ballistic missiles at Kyiv and the surrounding region overnight, of which only four were shot down due to a lack of Patriot interceptors.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 8 Nov. 2026
Definition of surround
Verb
  • Billions of small rocky, icy bodies orbit the Sun out past Neptune.
    — Phil Plait, Scientific American, 6 Nov. 2026
  • The extrasolar planet, or exoplanet, in question is 51 Eridani b (51 ERI b), a gas giant with the same mass as around 11 Jupiters that orbits a star located around 97 light-years away.
    — Robert Lea, Space.com, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of orbit
Verb
  • The couple share the story of how they got engaged on Main Street in Park City in the middle of Sundance and how wedding bells immediately chimed.
    — Matthew Carey, Deadline, 27 Oct. 2026
  • Recently, Weigand visited the home of Regina and Van to service a 40-year-old grandfather clock that had stopped chiming.
    — La'Tasha Givens, CBS News, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of chime

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