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rings false

rings false is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 rings false

What is rings false the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Rings false is the third-person singular simple present indicative of ring false.

Words near rings false in the dictionary

  1. rings
  2. rings a bell
  3. rings around
  4. rings back
  5. rings down the curtain
  6. rings false
  7. rings hollow
  8. rings in
  9. rings of bells
  10. rings of fractions
  11. rings of polynomials

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