Gong (Verb)
Meaning
Sound a gong.
Classification
Verbs of seeing, hearing, feeling.
Examples
- To signal the start of the meditation session, the monk would slowly rise to gong a bronze bell from the Buddhist temple.
- The performer began by asking a volunteer to gong a small metal plate with a spoon to produce a sharp sound effect.
- Before presenting the guest speaker, the emcee took the stage to gong the ceremonial gong that symbolized significance in Asian customs.
- At noon sharp, the member of the company would emerge from the office building to gong the massive bell displayed in the middle of the atrium.
- To set the mood for the battle scene, the lighting and sound engineers collaborated to arrange the soundtrack in such a way that they could also gong a low-pitched cymbal for the dark intro.