ring out

ring out

To emit a loud, clear, resonant sound. Once the first shots rang out, we knew it was time to flee the city. I could hear the cheers ringing out in the distance as I approached the football stadium.

See also: out, ring

Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. © 2015 Farlex, Inc, all rights reserved.

ring out

[for a loud sound] to go out. The bells rang out at the end of the wedding ceremony. Loud cheers rang out at the end of the game, A shot rang out and started all the dogs barking.

See also: out, ring

McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.

ring out

v.

1. To sound with a clear, resonant tone: The monk pulled on the rope, and the bells rang out.

2. To mark or celebrate the end of something: We rang out the old year with a champagne toast.

See also: out, ring

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Phrasal Verbs. Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.