ring out
Britishverb
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(tr) to accompany the departure of with bells (esp in the phrase ring out the old year )
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(intr) to send forth a loud resounding noise
Example Sentences
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They were about to be “feet wet” over the Red Sea when a missile warning rang out.
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
“As my father’s words to me, they ring out loud and clear today,” he said with the sort of verve that is rarely heard around the team these days.
From Los Angeles Times
In one of the Lions' greatest Test performances Itoje was named player of the match, and his chant rang out across Wellington.
From BBC
It rang out to me in my sleep, in my waking life.
From Los Angeles Times
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