Definition of rung

"rung" in the noun sense

1. rung, round, stave

a crosspiece between the legs of a chair

2. rundle, spoke, rung

one of the crosspieces that form the steps of a ladder

"rung" in the verb sense

1. ring, peal

sound loudly and sonorously

"the bells rang"

2. resound, echo, ring, reverberate

ring or echo with sound

"the hall resounded with laughter"

3. ring, knell

make (bells) ring, often for the purposes of musical edification

"Ring the bells"

"My uncle rings every Sunday at the local church"

4. call, telephone, call up, phone, 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"

5. surround, environ, ring, skirt, border

extend on all sides of simultaneously encircle

"The forest surrounds my property"

6. ring, band

attach a ring to the foot of, in order to identify

"ring birds"

"band the geese to observe their migratory patterns"

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Quotations for rung

No workman steel, no ponderous axes rung: Like some tall palm the noiseless fabric sprung. [ Bishop Heber ]

Wit, like money, bears an extra value when rung down immediately it is wanted. Men pay severely who require credit. [ Douglas Jerrold ]

rung in Scrabble®

The word rung is playable in Scrabble®, no blanks required.

Scrabble® Letter Score: 5

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Play In The Letters rung:

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rung in Words With Friends™

The word rung is playable in Words With Friends™, no blanks required.

Words With Friends™ Letter Score: 8

Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Play In The Letters rung:

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Words within the letters of rung

2 letter words in rung (2 words)

3 letter words in rung (5 words)

4 letter words in rung (1 word)

rung + 1 blank (6 words)

Words containing the sequence rung

Words that start with rung (3 words)

Words with rung in them (5 words)

Word Growth involving rung

Shorter words in rung

un run

Longer words containing rung

grunge

grungier

grungiest

grungy

rungless

rungs

sprung resprung

strung hamstrung

strung highstrung

strung overstrung

strung restrung

strung unstrung

wrung unwrung