be ringed—
1. be encircled or surrounded:
- The village was ringed by a wall of sharp-thorned acacia branches woven tightly together.
2. (of birds) have a numbered ring attached to their legs, so that various aspects of the bird’s life can be studied:
- The first birds to be ringed in southern Africa were Cape Griffons.
be rung—(of a bell, gong, etc.) be caused to sound:
- The first peal in North America was rung at Christ Church, Philadelphia, in 1850.