Rung or rung is a participle ( used with a helper verb ) of "ring", meaning to sound or peal, as a bell--
He knew he was late because they had already rung the bell.
The bell will be rung to start the ceremony.
Rung or rung also means one of the steps of a ladder--
Don't step on the top rung--you might fall.
One rung of this ladder is broken.
Wrung or wrung ( rhymes with rung ) is the past tense of "wring", meaning to twist and squeeze--
She wrung out the laundry by hand, and hung it on the line.
She wrung her hands in dismay.
Now that you know that, you can say--
"She wrung her hands with worry when the rung he was standing on broke."
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