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

The engineer’s caste was Dalit, considered to be on the lower rungs of society, which allegedly made the engineer a target for harassment and discrimination from higher-caste managers. — David John Chávez, Mercury News, 28 June 2026 After both mayors signed the memorandum of understanding formally establishing the partnership, the men rung a replica of the bell rung when Mexico established independence. — Jennah Pendleton, Sacbee.com, 25 June 2026

Verb

This has rung alarm bells in several arenas for the country, including the economy and national security. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 6 Apr. 2026 At the Morning Colors Ceremony on Friday, where a Marine bell was rung eight times and the American flag was raised, Brig. — Betsy Badell, NBC news, 3 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for rung

Recent Examples of Synonyms for rung

Noun

The highlight, aside from Lendeborg getting to ask Johnson a lighthearted question in Johnson’s own postgame media scrum deep inside the arena’s lower level?

— Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 10 July 2026
Acuff found a rhythm in the second quarter, demonstrating his three-level scoring ability while showing off his court vision with some beautiful assists.

— Jason Anderson July 9, Sacbee.com, 10 July 2026

Definition of level

Noun

In 1979, de Halden accepted an invitation to take up the baton of festival head at the Berlin Film Festival, leaving his wife to lead Nyon with his support until 1993.

— Zac Ntim, Deadline, 7 July 2026
Videos showed police beating back agitators with batons and deploying anti-riot ordnance as the demonstrators chanted against the country's conservative Alternative for Germany (AfD) party in a massive political rally.

— Robert McGreevy, FOXNews.com, 4 July 2026

Definition of baton

Verb

Bells tolled through the misty Alpine mountain valley as hundreds of priests walked two by two to the altar under a tent to start the service and then again at the end.

— Jamey Keaten, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2026
Ouija boards were enshrined in glass cases throughout the room; periodically, a small silver bell tolled without warning, moving as though on its own.

— Alex Barasch, New Yorker, 11 May 2026