bong

Example Sentences

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The Elizabeth Tower is one of London's best-known landmarks and is often known as Big Ben - although that's actually the name of the bell that produces the famous bongs.

From BBC

In fact, ping pong was done as Big Ben bonged 12 times, and the House of Lords had, collectively, decided it had made its point.

From BBC

The bongs are now an integral part of BBC Radio 4's daily news bulletins, with the sound heard twice a day, at the start of the 18:00 and midnight news bulletins.

From BBC

A dab of a side order of jaew bong, suggested by a server, ignited my very being.

From Seattle Times

So one elusive and cheeky resident has created a parody Twitter account for the Machynlleth town clock - which "bongs" every hour.

From BBC