dong
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5.8
- noun
- /dɔŋ/
:
repique
- With each dong of the bell, the townspeople paused to reflect on the passing time.
- dong ding
- dong doorbell
Ding Ding Dong sing sing song Ding Ding Dong.
- Ding Ding Dong sing sing song Ding Ding Dong.
- The bell looks like, you know, like a standard like Ding Dong, Ding Dong.
Examples
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Ding dong, the witch is dead.
Blog text (20) -
As the bells of the cathedral rang, a deep dong filled the air, signaling the start of the service.
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He pressed the hard bell nipple and heard a muffled, deep ding-dong.
Fiction book (2000) -
Women in heels clicked erratically around them, people brushed past them and overcame them from behind, and all the while the trains were coming and going with the ding-dong of the departure announcements.
Fiction book (2002) -
A ringed finger touches the doorbell: DING DONG. INT. JIMMIE'S HOUSE MORNING
Fiction book (1994) -
The clock struck midnight with a loud dong, echoing through the empty halls.
Synonyms
221
1.0
A clear ringing sound made by a struck metal object
203
1.0
The sound a bell or phone makes when struck
133
1.0
A clear loud sound a bell or similar thing makes when hit
1
7.7
A deep long sound like thunder or large bells
Antonyms
How Deep
Surface Forms
Etymology
Dong copies the deep sound a large bell makes, like a slow, low 'ring'. That's why we say the clock 'dongs' at midnight to mark the hour.