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- [ruhng]
- /rʌŋ/
- /rʌŋ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [ruhng]
- /rʌŋ/
Definitions of rung word
- verb rung simple past tense and past participle of ring2 . 1
- noun rung a ringing sound, as of a bell or bells: the ring of sleigh bells. 1
- noun rung a sound or tone likened to the ringing of a bell: Rings of laughter issued from the school. 1
- noun rung any loud sound; sound continued, repeated, or reverberated: the ring of iron upon stone. 1
- noun rung a set or peal of bells. 1
- noun rung a telephone call: Give me a ring tomorrow. 1
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Origin of rung
First appearance:
before 1000 One of the 6% oldest English words
before 1000; Middle English; Old English hrung; cognate with Gothic hrunga rod, German Runge
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Parts of speech for Rung
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
rung popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 92% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
rung usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for rung
noun rung
- degree — You use degree to indicate the extent to which something happens or is the case, or the amount which something is felt.
- doorstep — a step or one of a series of steps leading from the ground to a door.
- grade — a degree or step in a scale, as of rank, advancement, quality, value, or intensity: the best grade of paper.
- notch — an angular or V -shaped cut, indentation, or slit in an object, surface, or edge.