Ring out means to sound loudly and clearly, especially with resonance that carries through space: Church bells rang out across the valley, A shot rang out in the darkness.
The phrase emphasizes the sound's reach and clarity—it doesn't just occur but projects outward.
To ring out the old year is to mark its end with bells.
1. resonance — peal, Resonant ringing burst; chime (Melodic bell sound); toll (Fee for passage); reverberate (Echo repeatedly, persist); echo · vibrate · clang · knell · carillon · bells · belfry · campanile · tintinnabulation · sonorous
2. proclamation — announce, State something officially; declare (State officially); herald (Official news announcer); proclaim (Declare officially and openly); broadcast · sound · signal · clarion · trumpet · fanfare · celebrate · jubilant · triumphant · victoriously
Opposites
SOUND PROJECTION AND CLARITYring out ≠ muffle Deaden or suppress sound; whisper · murmur · die away · hush · fade
SOUND ONSET VS. CESSATIONring out ≠ fall silent Stop producing sound; cease · die out · stop · hush · trail off
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