noun
- one of the horizontal bars or steps of a ladder
- a level or degree in a hierarchy or series of advancement
Usage: figurative
verb
- past participle of ring
Examples
- She climbed up each rung of the ladder carefully.
- The bottom rung was broken and needed repair.
- He started on the lowest rung of the corporate ladder.
- Moving up another rung in her career took years of hard work.
- The church bells had rung every hour.
- The phone had rung three times before she answered.
- The alarm had rung at six o’clock sharp.