ring false (English, verb)
expansion: ring false (third-person singular simple present rings false, present participle ringing false, simple past rang false, past participle rung false)
Senses:
glosses: To seem to be incorrect, or implausible.
tags: idiomatic
Forms:
form: rings false
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: ringing false
tags: participle
present
form: rang false
tags: past
form: rung false
tags: participle
past