gong

verb

Definition of gongnext
as in to ding

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gong
  1. ding
  2. clang
  3. ping
  4. jingle
  5. tinkle
  6. clash
  7. clink
  8. plunk
Verb
  • The timer also dings loudly, which some users may find irritating.
    Caroline Thomason, Health, 9 Mar. 2023
  • Teams may ding Miller for being a 20-year-old freshman, but the Alabama guard's skill as an offensive talent is undeniable.
    Michael Shapiro, Chron, 19 Jan. 2023
Definition of ding
Verb
  • Metro Boomin’s clanging trap beat guides their flows, shifting from icy and spartan to lush and dreamy and back.
    Stephen Kearse, TIME, 9 Dec. 2024
  • There are all sorts of weird noises coming from the lake — like, clanging sounds — and Paris’s dog keeps barking at it for no reason.
    Laura Bradley, Vulture, 5 Nov. 2024
Definition of clang
Verb
  • Given plenty of time and space, the Avs pinged the puck around until Makar found a shooting lane at the top of the zone and blew one by Kolosov with the help of an Artturi Lehkonen screen.
    Corey Masisak, The Denver Post, 18 Nov. 2024
  • The call was pinged in the area of the Charles Hall Bridge on the Cherahola Skyway in Tellico Plains, a small mountain town in Tennessee with a population of about 800 people.
    Phil Helsel, NBC News, 12 Nov. 2024
Definition of ping
Verb
  • Clarkson’s tune jingles its way from No. 12 to No. 10, entering the top 10 for the first time, years after it was first released.
    Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
  • This winter, tastemakers are jingling all the way with purses bedecked in handbag charms.
    Stacia Datskovska, WWD, 17 Dec. 2024
Definition of jingle
Verb
  • Guests in silk blouses and slacks sipped scotch while the piano man tinkled the keys.
    Erin Florio, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Nov. 2024
  • That had to have felt like Old Man Winter tinkling on his shoulder.
    Grant Brisbee, The Athletic, 5 Aug. 2024
Definition of tinkle
Verb
  • But sources said Idol and Donatella Versace have often clashed over the strategy for the brand, further fueling the speculation over the designer’s contract renewal.
    Luisa Zargani, WWD, 26 Dec. 2024
  • Trump and Panamanian president clash Trump first seemed to suggest the United States should take over the Panama Canal in a TruthSocial post on December 21.
    Kerry Breen, CBS News, 26 Dec. 2024
Definition of clash
Verb
  • The chaotic sounds of feet tapping, knives clinking, and electroshocks buzzing create anxiety throughout the film, but when Para One’s music plays, the film communicates that de Saint Phalle has reached a breakthrough.
    Sarah Belmont, ARTnews.com, 17 Dec. 2024
  • Two weeks postpartum, our first visitors were Karen and Wayne, along with them 12 jars of marinara clinking together in a giant cardboard box.
    Anna Noyes, Bon Appétit, 16 Dec. 2024
Definition of clink
Verb
  • Disney has plunked itself and its 1.2 million square feet of real estate in the middle of a distinctly un-gaudy neighborhood.
    Justin Davidson, Curbed, 4 Dec. 2024
  • The year is 2019; we’re plunked into the middle of a tense winner-take-all match between Josh and Art, with Tashi keeping an eagle eye on both men.
    Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune, 25 Apr. 2024
Definition of plunk
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