Unscramble rungs

Definition of rung

noun:

• a crosspiece between the legs of a chair. Synonyms: round, stave.
• one of the crosspieces that form the steps of a ladder. Synonyms: rundle, spoke.

verb:

• sound loudly and sonorously; "the bells rang". Synonyms: peal, ring.
• ring or echo with sound; "the hall resounded with laughter". Synonyms: echo, resound, reverberate, ring.
• make (bells) ring, often for the purposes of musical edification; "Ring the bells", "My uncle rings every Sunday at the local church". Synonyms: knell, ring.
• get or try to get into communication (with someone) by telephone; "I tried to call you all night", "Take two aspirin and call me in the morning". Synonyms: call, call up, phone, ring, telephone.
• extend on all sides of simultaneously; encircle; "The forest surrounds my property". Synonyms: border, environ, ring, skirt, surround.
• attach a ring to the foot of, in order to identify; "ring birds", "band the geese to observe their migratory patterns". Synonyms: band, ring.

Related words

bong, cloister, consonate, ding, dingdong, dong, enclose, fringe, gird, girdle, inclose, knell, peal, reecho, tintinnabulate, toll.

Words nearby

bung, dung, jung, lung, mung, nung, pung, ring, rug, run, rune, runt, sung, tung.

Rhymes with

bung, dung, lung, pung, strung, stung, sung, tongue, tung, unsung, young.