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gonging

gonging is the present participle and gerund of gong.

Meaning of gong

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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Noun

gonging (plural gongings)

  1. The sounding of a gong.
    • As the drums fade to a whisper, the flutes are replaced by a very deep, clean-toned trumpet that explores the opening theme above occasional gongings.2004, David Ware Stowe, How Sweet the Sound: Music in the Spiritual Lives of Americans

Forms of gonging

pluralgongings

Questions about gonging

What does gonging mean?
Gonging means the sounding of a gong.
What is gonging the present participle and gerund of?
Gonging is the present participle and gerund of gong.
What part of speech is gonging?
Gonging is a noun.
What is the plural of gonging?
The plural of gonging is gongings.

Words near gonging in the dictionary

  1. gonghang
  2. gonghangs
  3. Gonghe
  4. gonghouse
  5. gonghouses
  6. gonging
  7. gongings
  8. Gongliao
  9. gonglike
  10. Gongliu
  11. gongman

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