GONGS Synonyms
There are 3 hypernyms of the word gongs. (close relations)
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| bells | 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 | ||||||
| chimes | nounn | |||||
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 | ||||||
| clangs | verbv | |||||
noun • a loud resonant repeating noise verb • make a loud noise | ||||||
| clatters | verbv | |||||
noun • a rattling noise (often produced by rapid movement) verb • make a rattling sound | ||||||
| peals | verbv | |||||
noun • a deep prolonged sound (as of thunder or large bells) verb • ring recurrently • sound loudly and sonorously | ||||||
| tolls | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • a fee levied for the use of roads or bridges • value measured by what must be given or done or undergone to obtain something • the sound of a bell being struck verb • ring slowly • charge a fee for using | ||||||
| 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 | ||||||
| tam-tam | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • a percussion instrument consisting of a metal plate that is struck with a softheaded drumstick | ||||||
