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rang a bell

rang a bell is the simple past of ring a bell.

Meaning of ring a bell

Verb

ring a bell (third-person singular simple present rings a bell, present participle ringing a bell, simple past rang a bell, past participle rung a bell)

  1. (idiomatic, informal) To seem at least vaguely familiar.
    • His face rings a bell. I wonder if I know him from somewhere.
  2. (idiomatic, informal) To spark a previously forgotten memory.
  3. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see ring, a, bell.

Questions about rang a bell

What is rang a bell the simple past of?
Rang a bell is the simple past of ring a bell.

Words near rang a bell in the dictionary

  1. Ranfords
  2. Ranft
  3. Ranfts
  4. Ranfurly
  5. rang
  6. rang a bell
  7. rang around
  8. rang back
  9. rang down the curtain
  10. rang false
  11. rang hollow

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