ring out
verb
Simple meaning
To sound clearly and loudly.
Pronunciation
Say it like this:
ringowtSay the bold part a little louder.
IPA pronunciation (US)
ˈɹɪˈŋaʊt
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) is a standard way of writing speech sounds.
Definition
Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.
verb
To sound clearly and loudly.
telephony
To make a phone call from an internal phone system to a general telephone network number.
sound engineering
To equalize a sound system to eliminate feedback.
Word Aura™
How this word commonly comes across.
Aura for this meaning
This meaning: To sound clearly and loudly.
Used this way, ring out is a reasonably familiar word with a clearly warm, approving pull. It quietly approves while staying precise.
- Emotional tone
- Positive
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Gentle
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- Clear and precise
- Usage feel
- Precise and approving
Word Aura describes common impressions, not a measurement. Tone changes with sentence, speaker, relationship and situation.
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