Homophones - Ring (As a noun and verb)

1.   (noun) – a circular piece of jewelry worn on the finger

Ø     Sally was over the moon (= very happy) when John recently bought her a huge diamond ring.

2.   (noun) – a specific place for people to compete or perform

Ø     The audience went wild as the boxers entered the boxing ring.

3.   (verb) – phone

Ø     I’ll ring Hannah tomorrow morning to confirm our lunch appointment.

4.   (verb) – make sound

Ø      My alarm clock rang for at least 5 minutes before I woke up this morning.

Ø      I rang the doorbell and waited, but no one came to the door.