bong
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Definition
Noun:
- A dull, resonant sound: A deep, hollow, reverberating sound, often like that produced by a large bell or a similar object when struck.
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.
Verb
- ring loudly and deeply
- the big bell bonged