Definitions

rang

[rang] / ræŋ /

VERB

encircle

Synonyms

STRONGEST

circle enclose surround

STRONG

belt circumscribe compass confine encompass gird girdle inclose loop rim round

WEAK

begird hem in move around seal off

Antonyms

STRONGEST

free let go release

VERB

chime; make bell-like noise

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bang buzz clang clap punch resonate resound reverberate sound

STRONG

beat bong jangle jingle knell peal play pull strike tinkle tintinnabulate toll vibrate

Antonyms

STRONG

lose

WEAK

free

Example Sentences

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Then, in the early hours of Saturday morning, explosions rang out in the Venezuelan capital.

From The Wall Street Journal

As strikes rang out around Caracas, US forces made their way into the city.

From BBC

The 34-year-old Democrat -- virtually unknown a year ago -- was officially sworn in as mayor of the largest city in the United States just past midnight as New Yorkers rang in the new year.

From Barron's

As revellers rang in the new year, a "fire of undetermined origin" broke out in a bar popular with tourists, police in the Wallis canton in southwestern Switzerland, police said in a statement.

From Barron's

"The phone rang, it was my agent, and she told me I was going to be on Strictly. I just started screaming."

From BBC