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rang

/ˈɹæŋ/verb1 syllable

Rang means: get or try to get into communication (with someone) by telephone.

Synonyms for rang15

verb, as in get or try to get into communication (with someone) by telephone

call, telephone, call up, phone, ring

verb, as in extend on all sides of simultaneously; encircle

surround, environ, ring, skirt, border

verb, as in ring or echo with sound

resound, echo, ring, reverberate

verb, as in sound loudly and sonorously

ring, peal

verb, as in make (bells) ring, often for the purposes of musical edification

ring, knell

verb, as in attach a ring to the foot of, in order to identify

ring, band

What does rang mean?6

verb

1

get or try to get into communication (with someone) by telephone“I tried to call you all night”

2

extend on all sides of simultaneously; encircle“The forest surrounds my property”

3

ring or echo with sound“the hall resounded with laughter”

4

sound loudly and sonorously“the bells rang”

5

make (bells) ring, often for the purposes of musical edification“Ring the bells”

6

attach a ring to the foot of, in order to identify“ring birds”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with rang?14

one syllable

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Show 40 near rhymes
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Rang in a sentence

  • When the phone rang, he sprang out of bed.CM
  • He came in, and at the same time the bell rang.Eldad
  • On arriving at the station, she rang up her mother.sundown
  • As soon as the bell rang, the teacher came into the classroom.CK
  • Immediately after the bell rang, the teacher came into the classroom.CK
  • Right after the teacher finished the class, the bell rang.CK
  • As soon as the bell rang, we got up.CK
  • The bell rang, and the train began to move.CK

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