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

My childhood school in Denmark hadn’t been turned to rubble but into an emotional battlefield, a psychological groundhog’s day of explosive arguments, violent brawls—and brief, fragile truces that always shattered when the home bell rung. — Literary Hub, 23 Oct. 2026 Quarry Park Adventures’ via ferrata climbing route features iron rungs, tightrope cables and wooden boards along the walls of the circular quarry. — Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 22 Oct. 2026

Verb

Your smartphone receives a notification if anything suspicious is spotted, or if the doorbell is rung, obviously. — David Phelan, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026 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 See All Example Sentences for rung

Recent Examples of Synonyms for rung

Noun

The music as a whole seems to reflect all of this moment-to-moment action at a larger structural level, shifting from one overlapping movement to the next according to the same fractal geometry that governs the beat.

— Andy Cush, Pitchfork, 31 Oct. 2026
Even longer hair on Tyler and Perry, also blowing in those hurricane-level breezes, with the singer festooned in a beautiful open blouse?

— Chris Willman, Variety, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of level

Noun

Queen Sofía is understood never to have loaned pieces from the collection to other family members before, making Leonor’s choice an especially meaningful passing of the sartorial baton.

— Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 28 Oct. 2026
Outgoing Cook County Assessor Fritz Kaegi used his final county budget hearing Tuesday to defend his record, tout his accomplishments and call for his replacement to pick up the baton on several unresolved reforms.

— A.D. Quig, Chicago Tribune, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of baton

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
Bruce Blakeman, the Republican challenger in the gubernatorial race, also chimed on Mamdani's statement.

— Jesse Zanger, CBS News, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of chimed

Noun

Typically, the general in the position and their staff are responsible for generating and coordinating military plans for both the chairman of the Joint Chiefs and the president.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 30 Oct. 2026
There’s likely to be more drama for Democratic positions lower on the ladder, largely for challenges to sitting committee leaders.

— Nicholas Wu, semafor.com, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of position

Noun

Fortunately, plenty of new high-tech tools offer assistance, including robot guide dogs, a cane-bot (looking a bit like a small R2D2 with giant wheels), multiple types of smart glasses with descriptive audio, and even a haptic vest for blind dogs.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 1 Nov. 2026
My wife requires a cane or walker due to spinal stenosis and muscular weakness.

— Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 28 Oct. 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