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GONG Synonyms

There are 10 synonyms of the word gong. (exact relations)
There are 3 hypernyms of the word gong. (close relations)
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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

Best Hypernyms For GONG

Here is a list of related hypernyms for gong, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
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sound
Phrases (2)
percussion instrumentpercussive instrument

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