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rang false

rang false is the simple past of ring false.

Meaning of ring false

Verb

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

  1. (idiomatic) To seem to be incorrect, or implausible.
    • His excuse about his car breaking down again rings false to me.
    Synonyms:
    ring hollow
    Antonyms:
    ring true

Questions about rang false

What is rang false the simple past of?
Rang false is the simple past of ring false.

Words near rang false in the dictionary

  1. rang
  2. rang a bell
  3. rang around
  4. rang back
  5. rang down the curtain
  6. rang false
  7. rang hollow
  8. rang in
  9. rang off
  10. rang off the hook
  11. rang one's bell

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