Thesaurus results for RUNG

rung 1 of 2

noun

ˈrəŋ

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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Relevance

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

2 of 2

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

And on top of all of that, there was a growing sentiment that the ACC, along with the Big 12, was on a rung below the Big Ten and the SEC in terms of their ability to win a championship in football. —

Andrew Greif, NBC news, 19 Jan. 2026 For the lower rung, the outlook is more of the same. —

Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 14 Jan. 2026

Verb

The next afternoon, 230 miles across the Great Lakes region in Detroit, the Mariners’ Church bells were rung 29 times once again — before chiming an additional time to honor the man who had brought them to life in song. —

Brian McCollum, Freep.com, 9 Nov. 2025 Since 1996, the bell has been rung 30 times during each annual ceremony. —

Caitlin Looby, jsonline.com, 4 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for rung

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Noun

Sam Darnold played at a high level all year for Seattle before having arguably the best game of his career against the Los Angeles Rams in the NFC Championship Game.

— Robert Mays, New York Times, 3 Feb. 2026
Meanwhile, other guests had reported high carbon monoxide levels and symptoms consistent with exposure, the news outlet reported.

— Louis Casiano, FOXNews.com, 3 Feb. 2026