Definition

1. Noun:

   • A dull, resonant sound: A deep, hollow, reverberating sound, often like that produced by a large bell or a similar object when struck.

2. Verb:

   • To ring loudly and deeply: To produce a deep, resonant, often prolonged sound, typically by striking something.

Usage Examples

• Noun:

  • The deep bong of the temple bell echoed across the valley.
  • We heard the bong of the grandfather clock from the hallway.

• Verb:

  • The church bell bonged at midnight.
  • He bonged the gong to signal the start of the ceremony.

Advanced Usage

• Onomatopoeic Use: The word "bong" is often used as an onomatopoeia, directly imitating the sound it describes.
  • The cartoon showed the character getting hit on the head with a "BONG!" sound effect.

Variants and Related Words

• Bonging (present participle/gerund): The act of making such a sound.
  • The constant bonging of the bell became annoying.

Synonyms

• Noun: Boom, toll, knell, peal, chime.
• Verb: Toll, chime, peal, ring, boom.

Related Phrases

• To sound a bong: To produce a bong sound.
  • The clock sounded a single, mournful bong.

Noun

1. a dull resonant sound as of a bell

Verb

1. ring loudly and deeply
   • the big bell bonged