Synonyms for rung
rʌŋrung

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1. rung, round, stavenoun

   a crosspiece between the legs of a chair

   Synonyms:
   turn, lag, beat, round of drinks, unit of ammunition, daily round, round, circle, rhythm, one shot, round of golf, cycle, troll, spoke, rundle, staff, bout, stave

2. rundle, spoke, rungnoun

   one of the crosspieces that form the steps of a ladder

   Synonyms:
   radius, rundle, round, stave, spoke, wheel spoke

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1. • Crosspiece

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1. rungnoun

   Synonyms:
   round (of a ladder)

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1. rungnoun

   Synonyms:
   round, rime, rundle (of a ladder)

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1. Lori Kupfer:

   We have a lot of politicians that somehow forgot about people and think the key to getting elected is to support the lowest rung of our society and to give them rights and somehow that’s the answer to getting votes.

2. Mary Zimmer:

   This family has been adopted by someone in the community. And when I say adopted, I mean businesses, church groups, organizations have come together every night, rung their doorbell and brought a gift to this family. Every night, big gifts, loving gifts.

3. Thomas Henry Huxley:

   The rung of a ladder was never meant to rest upon, but only to hold a man's foot long enough to enable him to put the other somewhat higher.

4. Theodore Roosevelt:

   The death-knell of the republic had rung as soon as the active power became lodged in the hands of those who sought, not to do justice to all citizens, rich and poor alike, but to stand for one special class and for its interests as opposed to the interests of others.

5. Kurt Campbell:

   We do have a hotline. It's known to have, the couple of times we've used it, just rung in an empty room for hours upon hours.