gong

verb

Definition of gongnext
as in to ding

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Recent Examples of gong Temperatures are gong to be in the low-to-mid 90s across the region, with peak heat indices ranging from 100 to 107 degrees. — Garfield Hylton, The Orlando Sentinel, 17 July 2026 Prices at the auction were gong up and up. — Usa Today, USA Today, 12 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gong
  1. ding
  2. clang
  3. ping
  4. jingle
  5. tinkle
  6. clash
  7. clink
  8. plunk
Verb
  • The report also dings the Harris campaign for failing to distance the candidate from Biden, in light of his unpopularity at the time.
    — Phillip M. Bailey, USA Today, 21 May 2026
  • Future transshipment rules, for instance, could ding individual components that are made in one country—China, again, is a good bet—and then integrated into a product without enough of a transformation in another before winding up in the United States.
    — Jasmin Malik Chua, Sourcing Journal, 4 Nov. 2025
Definition of ding
Verb
  • After his third 3 clanged off the back of the rim midway through the first quarter, Hart pulled his shirt over his mouth.
    — Tim Casey, Forbes.com, 22 May 2026
  • The sequence started with Devin Vassell's mid-range jumper clanging off the back of the rim while three Timberwolves, including 7-foot-1 Rudy Gobert waited in the paint for the rebound.
    — Tom Orsborn, San Antonio Express-News, 10 May 2026
Definition of clang
Verb
  • Police said efforts to ping his phone location were unsuccessful.
    — Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 19 Sep. 2026
  • Police contacted the woman’s cellphone carrier two days later to ping her phone, but the company was unable to provide any information on the location of Brophy’s device.
    — Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of ping
Verb
  • Just when things seemed too contentious and/or boring to a late-night viewer, Stewart knew when to jingle the keys in our face.
    — Bethy Squires, Vulture, 24 July 2026
  • On the walls, a few pots hang from a copper rod, a dinner bell waits to be jingled, and an ancient clock keeps time.
    — Elazar Sontag, Washington Post, 2 July 2026
Definition of jingle
Verb
  • Wellness guide Patrick Mauroner leads early-bird or afternoon hikes and e-bike rides through the Alpe di Siusi meadows, past fields tinkling with cowbells and grazed by pretty palomino horses.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Oct. 2026
  • The small fragments of colorful glass, strung along together, produce soothing sounds, their tinkling notes wafting through the air alongside a chorus of windchimes and the sweet scent of plumeria blooming in the garden.
    — Michael James Rocha, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 July 2026
Definition of tinkle
Verb
  • There’s nothing off limits here, nothing too garish to clash with saxophone and strings.
    — Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 26 Oct. 2026
  • Sonko, who was fired as premier in May, has clashed with his successor over how to manage the country’s debt.
    — Ruben Nyanguila, semafor.com, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of clash
Verb
  • Praise for Selldorf and her award-winning renovation was shown through clinking glasses, applause, and smiles around the room, as waiters in single file arrived with decadent dishes.
    — Eliza Jordan, Vogue, 21 Oct. 2026
  • Twelve of the most powerful football owners, chairmen and CEOs clinked glasses and talked shop.
    — James Horncastle, New York Times, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of clink
Verb
  • Catcher Patrick Bailey then walked to force in a run and Seymour plunked Angel Martinez to force in another.
    — Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 20 Oct. 2026
  • The bottoms are basically Molly’s baseball cap, which looks like a dome with a bill just plonked onto it, and Shannon’s wings, which the judges say are just a gingerbread cookie with some icing on it.
    — Brian Moylan, Vulture, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of plunk

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