Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gonging
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Eerie chants, tinkling percussion, zany strings, and plucky swelling piano.—
Grace Byron,
Vulture,
15 Sep. 2025
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Some say his spurs are still jingling down the hallway, chasing after her.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
2 Oct. 2025
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With real feathers and a jingling bell, this feather cat teaser taps into your cat’s natural hunting instincts.—
Nora Colomer
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FOXNews.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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The committee agreed that Wednesday's death was a tragedy, but McCollum said the mayor's rhetoric contributes to people clashing with ICE agents.—
Chris Hoffman,
CBS News,
9 Jan. 2026
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After clashing with coworkers, the character resigned from the force.—
Allison DeGrushe,
Entertainment Weekly,
8 Jan. 2026
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So the pair took a romp through wine country for Christina’s birthday, clinking glasses at Progeny Winery in Napa Valley and Restoration Hardware in Yountville.—
Phillip Valys,
Sun Sentinel,
3 Jan. 2026
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Later on, the younger kids in bed, a gathering of lawn chairs, clinking ice, and summer crickets or cicadas, frogs, whatever, Ray, what is that?—
David Searcy,
Harpers Magazine,
30 Dec. 2025
Verb
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People with peripheral neuropathy may experience pins and needles sensations, such as tingling and prickling, in their extremities.—
Laura Dorwart,
Health,
22 Dec. 2025
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These included tingling at the electrode sites, brief skin irritation, or headache.—
Emily Kay Votruba,
EverydayHealth.com,
15 Dec. 2025
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Then, Oh my gosh, the phones were ringing off the hook.—
Karen Morfitt,
CBS News,
10 Jan. 2026
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So far, the Abbey's official website lists the bell-ringing schedule for the first half of the year.—
Meredith Kile,
PEOPLE,
9 Jan. 2026
Verb
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The second inning began with Brown plunking Ryan O’Hearn.—
Patrick Saunders,
Denver Post,
7 Sep. 2025
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Nolan Gorman and Mason Wynn led off the ninth with back-to-back singles, then Walker loaded the bases by plunking Jimmy Crooks.—
Justice delos Santos,
Mercury News,
7 Sep. 2025
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“Gonging.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gonging. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.
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