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Of a bell, etc., to produce a resonant sound.
"The bells were ringing in the town."
To make (a bell, etc.) produce a resonant sound.
"The deliveryman rang the doorbell to drop off a parcel."
To produce (a sound) by ringing.
"They rang a Christmas carol on their handbells."
To produce the sound of a bell or a similar sound.
"Whose mobile phone is ringing?"