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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He was trapped in a classroom with about 30 other students as the gunfire rang out.
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Michael Dorgan, Fox News, 18 Feb. 2025
In a video posted to X and verified by NBC News, hundreds of people can be seen escaping from the prison as plumes of black smoke billow nearby and what sounds like gunshots ring out.
—Astha Rajvanshi, NBC News, 6 Feb. 2025
As the final notes rang out, .Paak thanked his supporting cast of characters as the evening continued on.
—Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 31 Jan. 2025
Recommended Trump moves from ‘American carnage’ to ‘a horrible betrayal’ in second inaugural
King was outside a motel in Memphis, Tennessee, on April 4, 1968, when shots rang out.
—Jamie Stengle, The Christian Science Monitor, 24 Jan. 2025
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Michael Dorgan, Fox News, 18 Feb. 2025
In a video posted to X and verified by NBC News, hundreds of people can be seen escaping from the prison as plumes of black smoke billow nearby and what sounds like gunshots ring out.
—Astha Rajvanshi, NBC News, 6 Feb. 2025
As the final notes rang out, .Paak thanked his supporting cast of characters as the evening continued on.
—Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 31 Jan. 2025
Recommended Trump moves from ‘American carnage’ to ‘a horrible betrayal’ in second inaugural
King was outside a motel in Memphis, Tennessee, on April 4, 1968, when shots rang out.
—Jamie Stengle, The Christian Science Monitor, 24 Jan. 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 27 Feb. 2025.
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