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dong

dong

35 5.8
A deep sound a large bell or clock makes when it rings
  • 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.

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Examples

  • 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.

  • 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

ring
vsdong
85 1.0

The sound a bell or phone makes when struck

refers instead to one deep resonant tone from a large struck metal instrument
ringing
vsdong
31 1.0

A clear loud sound a bell or similar thing makes when hit

is specific to a single deep struck metal sound, not all device noises
bell
vsdong
4 1.0

A clear ringing sound made by a struck metal object

is deeper and lower pitched than ordinary clear ringing sounds
pealing
vsdong
1 7.7

A deep long sound like thunder or large bells

is a single deep resonant strike from a large metal instrument used for time

Antonyms

373 2.0

A period with no sound or speech

How Deep

dong
35 5.8
to toll
20 7.5
ring
85 1.0
ding
150 3.7
to tinkle
14 3.9

Surface Forms

dong singular
dongs plural

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.