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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Carpenter said that when Applegate couldn’t gain access, he knocked on the door as well as rang the doorbell.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2026

The Wall Street Journal spoke to Smith soon after he rang the opening bell at the New York Stock Exchange.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 1, 2026

"Look, that's why the alarms rang last night," a father told his daughter.

From Barron's • May 29, 2026

After trying to move the device from "the baking hot sun", he concluded the heavy device "might be quite dangerous" and rang the police.

From BBC • May 28, 2026

Zeke asked, but then the lunch bell rang, every door opened, and they were suddenly stones in a river of their classmates.

From "Chronicles of a Lizard Nobody" by Patrick Ness