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gong

noun

1 gong

A percussion instrument consisting of a metal plate that is struck with a softheaded drumstick.

synonym: tam-tam.

Dutch: tamtam
Polish: gong

2 gong

A percussion instrument consisting of a set of tuned bells that are struck with a hammer; used as an orchestral instrument.

synonyms: bell, chime.

Roget 408: resonance; ring etc. v.; ringing, tintinabulation etc. v.; reflexion [Brit.], reflection, reverberation; echo, reecho; ... show more

Roget 417: musical instruments; band; string-band, brass-band; orchestra; orchestrina.    [Stringed instruments], monochord, polychord; harp, lyre, lute, archlute; mandola, ... show more

Dutch: klok
Polish: dzwony rurowe

verb

1 gong

Sound a gong.


Moby thesaurus: battery, bell, bells, bones, castanets, celesta, chime, chimes, chink, church bell, clang, clangor, clank, clapper, clappers, clink, cowbell, crash cymbal, cymbals, ding ... show more.

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