rang

¹

[ rang ]

verb

1. simple past tense of ring ².

rang

²

[ rang ]

noun

, Informal.

1. a boomerang.

rang

/ ræŋ /

verb

1. the past tense of ring 2

Usage

See ring 2

Word History and Origins

Origin of rang¹

By shortening

Example Sentences

A mum with kids requiring refrigerated medicines for cancer rang up with her voice cracking because she could not afford her £5 prepayment top-up and asked to be put onto a credit direct debit.

From BBC

In the fifth, the Mexican stunned the Briton with a huge left hand just before the bell rang.

From BBC

He rang 999 and pretended he had found her hanging from a stairwell.

From BBC

Team Trump rang the prime minister, after the government had requested a call with them to send their congratulations.

From BBC

Rachel Canning was just about to take her son to school when the doorbell rang at her east London home.

From BBC

Related Words

• bang
• buzz
• clang
• clap
• punch
• resonate
• resound
• reverberate
• sound