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rang

noun · verb · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • General-American, Received-Pronunciation: /ˈɹæŋ/ without æ-raising
  • /ˈɹæːŋ/ Australian, possible æ-raising
  • [ˈɹwæːŋ] ~ [ˈɹweːŋ] Australian, possible æ-raising
  • Australia: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • British, Southern, Standard: /ˈɹaŋ/
  • Midlands, Northern-England: /ˈɹaŋ/
  • Midlands, Northern-England: /ˈɹaŋɡ/ without the NG-coalescence
  • Scotland, Wales: /ˈɾaŋ/
  • /ˈɹeɪ̯ŋ/ US, Canada, æ-raising
  • [ˈɹweɪ̯ŋ] ~ [ˈɹwɛ̃ŋ] US, Canada, æ-raising
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -æŋ
  • homophone: wrang
  • CMU ARPABET: R AE1 NG Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

A long strip of rectangular lots of land in Quebec.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: historical

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

simple past of ring (only in senses related to a bell — etymology 2)

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, past

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Borrowed from French rang.