gonged

Definition of gongednext
past tense of gong

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for gonged
Verb
  • The bells that dangled off her red tunic jingled.
    Caitlin McGlade, Charlotte Observer, 17 Mar. 2026
  • Netflix and Amazon jingled all the way to some big audiences on Christmas Day, thanks to the NFL.
    Katie Campione, Deadline, 31 Dec. 2025
Verb
  • Authorities said Casey’s phone was pinged and later showed a remote spot between Thunder mountain trail and Nugget Creek trail, which prompted rescue teams to respond to the area of the ping.
    David Chiu, PEOPLE, 4 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Our buckteeth clinked painfully.
    Charna Flam, People.com, 25 Aug. 2025
  • Glasses clinked; and at the center of it all was her very first ESSENCE cover, in October 2017.
    Shelby Stewart, Essence, 4 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • The big key, however, was Aurora Christian drawing 15 walks and also getting plunked once by a pair of Trinity Christian pitchers.
    Rick Armstrong, Chicago Tribune, 9 Apr. 2026
  • Contreras has been hit by a pitch 131 times in his major league career, including 24 times by the Brewers — which is 10 more than he's been plunked by any other team.
    ABC News, ABC News, 7 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • On the other side of the country, police clashed with demonstrators to reopen the Galway docks after a military vehicle was used to knock down a makeshift barrier.
    ABC News, ABC News, 12 Apr. 2026
  • The vote is seen as critical for Europe and Ukraine, as the Kremlin-friendly Orbán has often clashed with European Union partners, notably over funding Kyiv's budget and war effort.
    NPR Staff, NPR, 12 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Minutes after the fight ended, a lone 911 caller rang authorities to report the brawl.
    Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 6 Aug. 2025
  • According to the arrest report, detectives then found surveillance video showing the outside of the victim’s home moments before the two kidnappers rang the doorbell.
    KFOX Staff, Baltimore Sun, 25 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • The only recourse those unregulated bookmakers had when their Spidey-senses tingled was to simply stop taking bets on the suspicious game.
    David Hill, Rolling Stone, 31 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Bells at Westminster Abbey—where his parents had married over two years prior—tolled continuously for three hours in celebration.
    Rachel Burchfield, InStyle, 12 Mar. 2026
  • Since Eichenberg spent the 2025 season on PUP, his one-year contract signed to return to Miami at the end of his four-year rookie deal tolled into 2026.
    David Furones, Sun Sentinel, 2 Mar. 2026
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“Gonged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gonged. Accessed 19 Apr. 2026.

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