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BONG

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A dull resonant sound as of a bell

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural events

Hypernyms ("bong" is a kind of...):

sound (the sudden occurrence of an audible event)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Ring loudly and deeply

Example:

the big bell bonged

Classified under:

Verbs of seeing, hearing, feeling

Hypernyms (to "bong" is one way to...):

echo; resound; reverberate; ring (ring or echo with sound)

Sentence frame:

Something ----s

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