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gong

verb

Definition of gong

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

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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

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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

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The filmmaker was attending a men’s quarterfinal match (between Flavio Cobolli and Arthur Fery) at the All England Club Wednesday when his cell phone began to ping.

— Matthew Carey, Deadline, 9 July 2026
Operators were able to ping her cell phone, prompting a search in the area by the Sheriff’s Office, along with Fire and Rescue personnel, swiftwater rescue assets, a TXDPS Air Unit, and drones.

— Natassia Paloma, USA Today, 16 June 2026

Definition of ping

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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
The Household Cavalry, on dark horses and with brightly shining breastplates, trotted past, jingling like a cutlery drawer.

— Sam Knight, New Yorker, 14 May 2026

Definition of jingle

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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
Food and drink Fontana restaurant is the main attraction here, with an inviting courtyard and a tinkling fountain lending a European feel.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 June 2026

Definition of tinkle

Verb

The smell of sterile floors, gowns, instruments on clinking metal trays.

— Rebekah Taussig, Time, 7 July 2026
The central lobby space is a social scene abuzz with people enjoying formal afternoon tea, clinking glasses at the Champagne bar (rotating themes and partnerships add variety for locals) or tucking into meals at the dining room.

— Ramsey Qubein, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026

Definition of clink

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Adell, who homered in the third inning, took three straight balls from O’Brien (3-4) before getting plunked by the next pitch to force in the winning run.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 21 July 2026
The result was a complex of squat, one- or two-level buildings with metal and glass siding, surrounded by a moat of parking spaces, with Google signs plunked into the dirt out front.

— Claire Stapleton, New Yorker, 18 July 2026

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