bong
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7.8
- noun
- /bɔŋ/
:
tañido
- As the clock struck twelve, a loud bong signaled the start of the new year.
- bong of a bell
- a loud bong
- BING-BONG
Examples
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When the bell is subjected to certain mechanical stimuli, it makes a "bong" sound.
Blog text (14) -
I heard the beep-beep of the IV telling me the infusion was completed, the rhythmic sighs of the ventilator, and the dull bong of the alarm on the heart monitor.
Fiction book (2001) -
- Bong, bong, bong, bong -
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- The Bong of Destiny.
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He lay awake listening to the grandfather clock bong away the hours.
Fiction book (1991) -
Clanging Swedish chimes bong inside.
Fiction book (1994) -
It was so quiet for a moment that the bong of the grandfather clock announcing the noon hour sounded obscenely loud.
Fiction book (1994) -
The deep bong of the bell echoed through the quiet streets at midnight.
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With each bong, the church bells announced the passing of another hour.
Synonyms
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1.0
A clear ringing sound made by a struck metal object
133
1.0
A clear loud sound a bell or similar thing makes when hit
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5.8
A deep sound a large bell or clock makes when it rings
How Resonant
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word bong comes from copying the deep sound a bell makes, like the similar word gong, so a bong is the heavy, ringing 'sound' you hear from a bell.