ring out
phrasal verb
rang out; rung out; ringing out; rings out
: to be heard loudly and clearly
A shot rang out.
Cheers rang out as the winner was announced.
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Another gunshot rings out, followed by a cut to black.
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Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 26 May 2025
The screen went black as Abby raised her gun up to Ellie and a gunshot rang out, the victim – or whether there is one at all – left unknown.
—Alli Rosenbloom, CNN Money, 25 May 2025
When Ratcliffe and fellow co-owner Avram Glazer appeared on-screen, boos rang out among the 1,000-strong crowd of employees and family, once during the game and then again at full time.
—Laurie Whitwell, New York Times, 22 May 2025
Jones, however, states that Diddy and his son took the unnamed man into a nearby restroom shortly before gunshots rang out.
—Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 13 May 2025
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Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 26 May 2025
The screen went black as Abby raised her gun up to Ellie and a gunshot rang out, the victim – or whether there is one at all – left unknown.
—Alli Rosenbloom, CNN Money, 25 May 2025
When Ratcliffe and fellow co-owner Avram Glazer appeared on-screen, boos rang out among the 1,000-strong crowd of employees and family, once during the game and then again at full time.
—Laurie Whitwell, New York Times, 22 May 2025
Jones, however, states that Diddy and his son took the unnamed man into a nearby restroom shortly before gunshots rang out.
—Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 13 May 2025
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“Ring out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ring%20out. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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