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
  • 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
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
  • 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
  • Cassidy, a medical doctor, has since clashed with the HHS secretary on a number of occasions.
    — Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 9 Aug. 2026
  • The candidates have been clashing over the personal history of DeBarros, who served 19 years in prison for a shooting in Waterbury at the age of 18 in 1996 before he was later pardoned by the state’s board of pardons and paroles.
    — Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 9 Aug. 2026
Definition of clash
Verb
  • Miriam pulled one tooth, then another from her mouth, and clinked them into a porcelain dish on her nightstand.
    — Rachel Yoder, New Yorker, 2 Aug. 2026
  • In the next shot, the couple clinked wine glasses as Gomez took a bite of cheese, before Blanco filmed marinara sauce being laid in a pan.
    — Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 23 July 2026
Definition of clink
Verb
  • Martinez gave up a leadoff single to Springer, then plunked Gimenez with two outs and gave up an RBI double to Straw.
    — Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Iglesias plunked Heliot Ramos and that was all Braves manager Walt Weiss needed to see.
    — Chad Bishop, AJC.com, 8 Aug. 2026
Definition of plunk

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