GONG Synonyms
There are 3 hypernyms of the word gong. (close relations)
Definition of GONG
gongs
Best Alternative Words for GONG
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bell | nounn | |||||||
noun • a hollow device made of metal that makes a ringing sound when struck • a phonetician and father of Alexander Graham Bell (1819-1905) • a push button at an outer door that gives a ringing or buzzing signal when pushed • English painter; sister of Virginia Woolf; prominent member of the Bloomsbury Group (1879-1961) • the sound of a bell being struck • United States inventor (born in Scotland) of the telephone (1847-1922) • (nautical) each of the eight half-hour units of nautical time signaled by strokes of a ship's bell; eight bells signals 4:00, 8:00, or 12:00 o'clock, either a.m. or p.m. • the shape of a bell • a percussion instrument consisting of a set of tuned bells that are struck with a hammer; used as an orchestral instrument • the flared opening of a tubular device verb • attach a bell to | ||||||||
chime | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a percussion instrument consisting of a set of tuned bells that are struck with a hammer; used as an orchestral instrument verb • emit a sound | ||||||||
clapper | nounn | |||||||
noun • someone who applauds • a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity • metal striker that hangs inside a bell and makes a sound by hitting the side | ||||||||
cymbal | nounn | |||||||
noun • a percussion instrument consisting of a concave brass disk; makes a loud crashing sound when hit with a drumstick or when two are struck together | ||||||||
glockenspiel | nounn | |||||||
noun • a percussion instrument consisting of a set of graduated metal bars mounted on a frame and played with small hammers | ||||||||
knell | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • the sound of a bell rung slowly to announce a death or a funeral or the end of something verb • ring as in announcing death • make (bells) ring, often for the purposes of musical edification | ||||||||
peal | verbv | |||||||
noun • a deep prolonged sound (as of thunder or large bells) verb • ring recurrently • sound loudly and sonorously | ||||||||
ringer | verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj | |||||||
noun • a person who rings church bells (as for summoning the congregation) • a person who is almost identical to another • a contestant entered in a competition under false pretenses • (horseshoes) the successful throw of a horseshoe or quoit so as to encircle a stake or peg | ||||||||
ting | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a light clear metallic sound as of a small bell verb • cause to make a ting • make a light, metallic sound; go `ting' | ||||||||
tam-tam | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a percussion instrument consisting of a metal plate that is struck with a softheaded drumstick |