Give a ring, phone. Literally meaning “to clink”, “to jingle”, or “to make a sharp metallic sound”). In Russian everyday speech and modern digital communication, it functions as a casual, effortless synonym for позвонить (to call/phone someone). The metaphor traces back to old rotary phones and physical bells that literally jangled or clinked when a call came through.
Поэтому решил всё-таки звякнуть ещё раз с другого номера и всё-таки посетить её.
Therefore, I decided to nevertheless phone her from a different number and still visit her.
(Момент Инерции @ sextalk.ru, 05/2011)
