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DictionarygongResonant metal instrument
noun / verb

gong

GAWNG/ɡɔːŋ/

A metal disk struck to make a resonant sound, or to use it.

The bronze gong hangs beside a padded mallet.

A large bronze gong suspended in a simple open stand, with a padded mallet beside its broad circular striking surface.
Etymology
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Malay gong is probably an imitation of the sound made when the instrument is struck, naming the metal disk through its characteristic sound.

In context

Golden Cinema 167:16
next is our survival. The only hope. Everyone prepare. From now on, Su family village will have patrols day and night. If there is anything a miss, immediately sound the gong and take your positions.
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More examples

  • She struck the gong.
  • The clock gonged at noon.
  • Several gongs resonated through the hall.

Forms

gong · gongs · gonged · gonging

Similar words

bell
Usually has a hollow body rather than a flat disk.
chime
Emphasizes a musical ringing sound or its instrument.