Oxford Dictionary English ring round phrasal verbphrasal verb Making calls Add to my wordlistjump to other resultsPhrasal Verbsring round (somebody/something) | ring around (somebody/something) Add to my wordlistjump to other results(British English) to telephone a number of people in order to organize something or to get some information, etc. I rang round all the travel agents in the area. See related entries: Making calls oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com