gonged

Verb

gong (third-person singular simple present gongs, present participle gonging, simple past and past participle gonged)

1. (intransitive) To make the sound of a gong; to ring a gong.
   • Poor old Pyecraft! He has just gonged, no doubt to order another buttered tea-cake!1903, H. G. Wells, The Truth About Pyecraft
2. (transitive) To halt (originally, a contestant in a talent show; later, a performer, a speaker).
   • As she was gonged, host Daryl Somers swept rapidly across and salvaged an embarrassing situation by putting his arm around her and asking her whether she had children.1996, Stephanie Holt, Maryanne Lynch, Motherlode
3. (transitive) To warn.
   • The driver gonged the pedestrian crossing the tracks, but the pedestrian didn't stop.
4. (UK, slang, transitive) To give an award or medal to.
   • In 1972 he was awarded the British Red Cross Silver Medal for his services to the Red Cross. In 1978 he was 'gonged' once again, this time with the Queen's Jubilee Medal, marking the 25th year of her reign.1997, Peter Stone, The Lady and the President, page 147

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