to gong
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7.7
- verb
- /ɡɔŋ/
:
hacer sonar el gong
- Eventually, the man gets gonged.
Examples
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"Every time she said his name, it was like she lowered a big bell over my head and gonged it.
Fiction book (1993) -
You already got gonged in the school talent show.
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And it became so clear to me, just like a gong ringing, just gong.
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At midnight, I was away from it, as I was when the clock next gonged, and gonged again.
Fiction book (1998) -
The doorbell gonged three shattering times.
Fiction book (1991) -
An alarm gonged.
Fiction book (1995) -
The teacher rang the bell, and it gonged loudly to signal the end of class.
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As the ceremony began, a large gong gonged to mark the occasion.
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The performer expertly gonged the instrument to create a reverberating sound.
Synonyms
33
3.4
To make a deep loud sound like thunder or a cannon
26
3.6
To make a loud clear sound that people can hear far away
19
3.9
Make a loud, high sound like an elephant or loudly say something to show pride
1
6.4
To ring loudly and clearly in a series, like church bells
1
6.3
Hit a gong to show the start or end of an event
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7.0
To make a deep, low ringing sound like a bell
Phrasal Verbs
Compounds
A large metal plate people hit to make a loud sound at important moments in ceremonies
How Loud
Surface Forms
Etymology
Gong as a verb comes from the instrument name gong and simply means 'to strike the gong'. It means to hit the metal plate so it rings and marks a moment or event.