ˈbɔədə ˈbɔːdə ˈbɔɹdɚ kɔːl kɔl ˈdəʊˌnʌt ˈdoʊnət ˈɛkəʊ ˈɛkoʊ ɪnˈvaɪ.ɹən ˈheɪləʊ ˈheɪloʊ nɛl ɹɨˈzaʊnd ɹɪˈvɜː(ɹ).bəɹ.eɪt ˈɹɪŋɪŋ skɜːt skɝt səˈɹaʊnd ˈ tɛl.ɪˌfəʊn ˈ tɛl.əˌfoʊn ˌtɪntɪnˌnæbjəˈleʃən ˌtɪntɪnˌnæbjuːˈleʃən 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 attach a ring to the foot of, in order to identify ring birds band the geese to observe their migratory patterns extend on all sides of simultaneously; encircle The forest surrounds my property sound loudly and sonorously the bells rang make (bells) ring, often for the purposes of musical edification Ring the bells My uncle rings every Sunday at the local church ring or echo with sound the hall resounded with laughter a strip of material attached to the leg of a bird to identify it (as in studies of bird migration) a rigid circular band of metal or wood or other material used for holding or fastening or hanging or pulling there was still a rusty iron hoop for tying a horse jewelry consisting of a circlet of precious metal (often set with jewels) worn on the finger she had rings on every finger he noted that she wore a wedding band a platform usually marked off by ropes in which contestants box or wrestle a characteristic sound it has the ring of sincerity the sound of a bell ringing the distinctive ring of the church bell the ringing of the telephone the tintinnabulation that so voluminously swells from the ringing and the dinging of the bells an association of criminals police tried to break up the gang a pack of thieves (chemistry) a chain of atoms in a molecule that forms a closed loop a toroidal shape a ring of ships in the harbor a halo of smoke