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verb · intransitive · rare

dong

dong · dongs · donged · donging

To make a low-pitched, metallic ringing soundTo make a low-pitched, metallic ringing sound.

Recorded: Commander Keane, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

UK/dɒŋ/US/dɔŋ/

Meaning

1 senses

To make a low-pitched, metallic ringing sound.

More definitions

go ‘ding dong’, like a bell

Forms

dongs, donging, donged, donged

regular · Lesson

Base form	dong · to dong
3rd person singular	dongs
Present participle	donging
Past simple	donged
Past participle	donged

Tenses

dong · donged · will dong · have donged

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Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, they	dong
he, she, it	dongs

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, they	have donged
he, she, it	has donged

Future simple (will)Lesson

all persons

will dong

Past simpleLesson

all persons

donged

Synonyms

2 synonyms

Close in meaning

go ‘ding dong’, like a bell:dingdingdong

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle

See also

neighbours in the dictionary

doneA2 doner donkeyB2 donna donor doo

Dictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.

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