Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ring

/ɹɪŋ/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.81 in modern English

Syllables
ring
IPA
/ɹɪŋ/
5
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A solid object in the shape of a circle.

noun

A solid object in the shape of a circle.

noun

A solid object in the shape of a circle.

British usage

noun

A solid object in the shape of a circle.

British usage

noun

A solid object in the shape of a circle.

noun

A solid object in the shape of a circle.

noun

A solid object in the shape of a circle.

noun

A solid object in the shape of a circle.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Middle English ryng, from Old English hring (“ring, circle”), from Proto-West Germanic *hring, from Proto-Germanic *hringaz (“ring”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)krengʰ-, extended nasalized form of *(s)ker- (“to turn, bend”). Doublet of rank and rink, as well as indirectly range. Cognates * West Frisian ring * Low German Ring * Dutch ring * German Ring * Swedish ring * Finnish rengas More distantly cognate with Proto-Slavic *krǫgъ (whence Bulgarian кръг (krăg), Polish krąg, Russian круг (krug)).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: ryng, hring, *hring, *hringaz, *(s)krengʰ-, ryngen

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ɹɪŋ/
  • British English: /ɹɪŋ/

Usage

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in Mathematics, Medicine.

Inflected Forms

rings (plural) rings (present, singular) ringing (participle, present) ringed (participle, past) ringed (past) rang (past) rung (nonstandard, past) rung (participle, past)

Derived Forms

armring blogring chainring coring earring enring enringed eyering frings headring heteroring hogring

Phrases

abdominal inguinal ring abdominal ring abstinence ring algebra over a ring alternate ring hitching anchor ring ankle ring annual ring

Frequently Paired Words

red ring

Synonyms

annulus hoop torus rng band ringing tintinnabulation gang pack mob

Homonyms

wring

Rhymes With

thing bring king spring wing sing string swing beijing singh ing sting

Questions

How do you pronounce ring?
The recorded pronunciation is /ɹɪŋ/.
What does ring mean?
A solid object in the shape of a circle.
Where does ring come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce ring

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