ring-roundn.

Brit.

/ˈrɪŋ raʊnd/, U.S.

/ˈrɪŋ ˌraʊnd/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: ring v.¹, round adv.

Etymology: < ring v.¹ + round adv., after to ring round at ring v.¹ 14f.

Chiefly British.

An instance of telephoning various people, organizations, etc., in succession. Cf. to ring round (or around) at ring v.¹ 14f.

ΚΠ

1965 Punch 6 Oct. 482/3 What the press calls a ‘ring-round’, which means telephoning random celebrities and seeking their off-the-cuff opinions.

1980 J. McClure Blood of Englishman ix. 83 All I know is there's been a big ring-round on the phone, lots of excitement.

1998 Daily Tel. 20 Feb. 2/3 But many ministers feel they were ‘bounced’ into taking a pay cut after..the Deputy Prime Minister..was forced to conduct a ‘ring round’ to secure acceptance of the squeeze.

2006 Vanity Fair (N.Y.) Dec. 224/3 I have done a quick ring-round of other journalists to find who they have looking down at their keyboard.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	ring-round
释义	ring-roundn. Brit. /ˈrɪŋ raʊnd/, U.S. /ˈrɪŋ ˌraʊnd/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: ring v.¹, round adv. Etymology: < ring v.¹ + round adv., after to ring round at ring v.¹ 14f. Chiefly British. An instance of telephoning various people, organizations, etc., in succession. Cf. to ring round (or around) at ring v.¹ 14f. ΚΠ 1965 Punch 6 Oct. 482/3 What the press calls a ‘ring-round’, which means telephoning random celebrities and seeking their off-the-cuff opinions. 1980 J. McClure Blood of Englishman ix. 83 All I know is there's been a big ring-round on the phone, lots of excitement. 1998 Daily Tel. 20 Feb. 2/3 But many ministers feel they were ‘bounced’ into taking a pay cut after..the Deputy Prime Minister..was forced to conduct a ‘ring round’ to secure acceptance of the squeeze. 2006 Vanity Fair (N.Y.) Dec. 224/3 I have done a quick ring-round of other journalists to find who they have looking down at their keyboard. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1965
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