ring out
phrasal verb
rang out; rung out; ringing out; rings out
: to be heard loudly and clearly
A shot rang out.
Cheers rang out as the winner was announced.
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Gunfire rang out inside the house of Xavier Goodson, 32, on the corner of E. 231st St. and Laconia Ave.
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Elizabeth Keogh, New York Daily News, 21 Mar. 2025
Air raid sirens rang out and exploding interceptor rockets were heard in Jerusalem.
—Wafaa Shurafa and Samy Magdy, Los Angeles Times, 20 Mar. 2025
At some point in the interaction, gunfire rang out, mortally wounding him.
—Harry Harris, The Mercury News, 20 Mar. 2025
When one of Marley’s friends reveals that firefighters have fished her ring out of the water, that’s the final push Link needs to run home and pop the question.
—Laura Bradley, Vulture, 13 Mar. 2025
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Elizabeth Keogh, New York Daily News, 21 Mar. 2025
Air raid sirens rang out and exploding interceptor rockets were heard in Jerusalem.
—Wafaa Shurafa and Samy Magdy, Los Angeles Times, 20 Mar. 2025
At some point in the interaction, gunfire rang out, mortally wounding him.
—Harry Harris, The Mercury News, 20 Mar. 2025
When one of Marley’s friends reveals that firefighters have fished her ring out of the water, that’s the final push Link needs to run home and pop the question.
—Laura Bradley, Vulture, 13 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for ring out
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“Ring out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ring%20out. Accessed 26 Mar. 2025.
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