ring out
B1 neutral inseparable intransitive
In simple words
A loud sound goes out into the air so everyone can hear it.
Literal meaning: A ring goes out — a ringing sound moves outward.
Meanings
1 B1 neutral
(Of a sound) to be heard loudly and clearly, especially in an open or silent space.
"A single gunshot rang out across the valley, startling the birds."
"Then rang out 'The Star-Spangled Banner'."
— Walt Whitman, "When Lilacs Last in the Dooryard Bloom'd", 1865
Grammar: inseparable
2 B2
idiomatic
formal
To proclaim or announce something loudly and clearly.
"The town crier rang out the news of the king's arrival."
Grammar: inseparable
Usage notes
Almost always used with sounds: bells, shots, cries, laughter, cheers. The subject is the sound itself. Common in literary and journalistic writing.
Commonly used with
shot bell cry cheer laughter voice
Forms
Base
ring out
I/you/we/they
3rd person
rings out
he/she/it
Past simple
rang out
yesterday
Past participle
rung out
have + pp
-ing form
ringing out
continuous
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