rings

See also: Rings

English

Chain mail made of many rings

a gymnast on the rings

Pronunciation

• enPR: rĭngz, IPA^(key): /ɹɪŋz/
• Rhymes: -ɪŋz
• Homophone: wrings

• Audio (US)

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Noun

rings

1. plural of ring

Noun

rings pl (plural only)

1. (gymnastics) A gymnastics apparatus and discipline consisting of 2 rings suspended from a bar.

   Hyponyms: still rings, flying rings

   1. (post-mid century) Ellipsis of still rings.
2. A traditional Irish game of throwing rings onto hooks.

Synonyms

• (gymnastics apparatus): still rings

Derived terms

• lord of the rings

 

Translations

gymnastics: apparatus

• Finnish: renkaat (fi) pl
• Greek: κρίκοι (el) m pl (kríkoi)

See also

• rings (gymnastics) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Verb

rings

1. third-person singular simple present indicative of ring

Anagrams

• girns, grins

Danish

Noun

rings c

1. indefinite genitive singular of ring

Noun

rings n

1. indefinite genitive singular of ring
2. indefinite genitive plural of ring

French

Noun

rings pl

1. plural of ring

German

Etymology

From Ring.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʁɪŋs/
• Rhymes: -ɪŋs

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Adverb

rings

1. around

   Synonyms: herum, rundherum

   • 1924, Thomas Mann, Der Zauberberg [The Magic Mountain], volume 1, Berlin: S. Fischer, page 453:

     Verschneit lag rings das Gebirge, rauh in den unteren Bezirken, weich zugedeckt die über die Baumgrenze hinausragenden, verschieden gestalteten Gipfel.

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Further reading

• “rings” in Duden online
• “rings” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Spanish

Noun

rings m pl

1. plural of ring

Swedish

Noun

rings

1. indefinite genitive singular of ring

Verb

rings

1. present passive of ringa