Definition of gong
1 : a disk-shaped percussion instrument that produces a resounding tone when struck with a usually padded hammer
2a : a saucer-shaped bell (as in a fire alarm) that is struck by a mechanical hammerb : a wire rod wound in a flat spiral for sounding the time or chime or alarm (as in a clock)
3 British : medal
gong
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Examples of gong in a Sentence
They sounded a gong to summon us to dinner.
Recent Examples of gong from the Web
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A gong just signaled the sale of another lower bowl season ticket package.
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Onstage were four timpani, a bass drum, snare drum, side drum, a large gong, cymbals, xylophone, castanets, vibraphone, glockenspiel, woodblock, whip-crack and triangle.
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A performer on each end sends it spinning, the sound of their hands pounding against the metal ringing like a gong, the air from the whirling beam fanning the audience.
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Jordan and his wife had a custom of going to Mrs. Graham’s for dinner on their first night on the island every summer, no matter how late, as a way of sounding a certain gong.
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The piece was appealing, with unexpected clamoring from brass and gong, the fortissimo climax spiraling, like sparks, into nothingness.
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The best restaurants don’t all have Michelin gongs.
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Strewn around the room, odds and ends await boxing: a gong and assorted piles of books.
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Robert Moran wrote the original score — a varied, heavily percussive, emotive work tinged with ominous string harmonics, gong swells and rumbling timpani.
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Origin and Etymology of gong
Malay & Javanese, of imitative origin
GONG Defined for English Language Learners
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playDefinition of gong for English Language Learners
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: a large metal disc that makes a deep ringing sound when it is struck with a padded hammer
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: a medal or award
GONG Defined for Kids
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playDefinition of gong for Students
: a metallic disk that produces a harsh ringing tone when struck
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