ring true
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Etymology edit
From the sound of a coin when tested for authenticity.
Pronunciation edit
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Verb edit
ring true (third-person singular simple present rings true, present participle ringing true, simple past rang true, past participle rung true)
- (idiomatic) To seem to be correct, or plausible
- His excuse about his daughter being ill again rings true, to me.
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to seem to be correct
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