Emily Dickinson Lexicon

RING, v.i.

1. To sound, as a bell or other sonorous body, particularly a metallic one. – Dryden.
2. To practice the art of making music with bells. – Holder.
3. To sound; to resound. With sweeter notes each rising temple rung. – Pope.
4. To utter, as a bell; to sound. The shardborn beetle with his drowsy hums, / Hath rung night's yawning peal. – Shak.
5. To tinkle; to have the sensation of sound continued. My ears shall ring with noise. – Dryden.
6. To be filled with report or talk. The whole town rings with his fame.