as in ringing
to make the clear sound heard when metal vibrates
church bells across the city bonged to mark the solemn occasion
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And the dream is a riverfront filled with mangroves, a waterfront open air classroom for the students to use during the school week and the public to use on weekends and summers, plus a floating boardwalk ringing the whole thing for the community to experience nature.—
Alex Harris,
Miami Herald,
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This week, his phone hasn't stopped ringing.—
Nick Lunemann,
CBS News,
27 Jan. 2026
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The tradition involves eating a grape on every clock gong before midnight—so yes, that means eating one grape every second when the clock starts chiming.—
Fiona Ward,
Glamour,
31 Dec. 2025
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His clock chiming four times was evidence of that.—
Dessi Gomez,
Deadline,
12 Nov. 2025
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“Bonging.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bonging. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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