gong

CEFRB2

/ɡˈɔŋ/

noun · verb

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A large metal disc that makes a deep sound when hit.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A medal or award, particularly Knight Bachelor.

Examples

  • The room emptied when the gong for dinner sounded.

  • I won't see that gong anymore.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
5
Synonyms
1

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. A metal target that emits a sound when it has been hit.

  2. A percussion instrument consisting of a metal disk that emits a loud resonant sound when struck with a soft hammer.

verb

Extra meaning

  1. To make the sound of a gong; to ring a gong.

More examples

In context

  • The driver gonged the pedestrian crossing the tracks, but the pedestrian didn't stop.

  • Weems picked up the hammer and hit the gong so hard that it spun right around on its hanger and fell off.

  • Poor old Pyecraft! He has just gonged, no doubt to order another buttered tea-cake!

Synonyms

Quick test

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Question 1 · Quick check

The monk struck the large brass blank to begin the ceremony.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

noun

From Malay gong, possibly onomatopoeic.