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rang

1 American  
[rang] / ræŋ /

verb

  1. simple past tense of ring.


rang 2 American  
[rang] / ræŋ /

noun

Informal.
  1. a boomerang.


rang British  
/ ræŋ /

verb

  1. the past tense of ring 2

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Etymology

Origin of rang

By shortening

Example Sentences

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I sensed he was looking through me and not at me, as if he had decided I wasn’t his type and was biding his time until the bell rang.

From Los Angeles Times

Despite his growing interest in Maggie, Dr. Kane refused to believe that spirits tipped tables, rang bells, or rapped messages to communicate.

From Literature

They were about to be “feet wet” over the Red Sea when a missile warning rang out.

From The Wall Street Journal

Just when I thought for sure that the monkey was going to walk right into my trap, the same loud cry that I had heard before rang out through the bottoms.

From Literature

The pickaxes beat out a rhythm that rang all over The Mountain.

From Literature