donging
USDAWNG-ing/ˈdɔŋɪŋ/UKDONG-ing/ˈdɒŋɪŋ/
- 1Present participle of dong.
The cathedral bell kept donging long after the service had ended.
Somewhere out in the fog, a buoy was donging steadily.
Note
The -ing form of the verb for a low, metallic ring, the sound of a heavy bell or a buoy. It works as a participle (the bell kept donging) and as a gerund (the donging of the bell woke us). Only the verb has this form. The noun dong, whether the Vietnamese currency or its slang uses, takes no -ing, so a sound-making subject keeps the meaning clear.
donging is a form of dong
dong, verb: To ring out with a low metallic tone, as a church bell or an old clock striking the hour does. Full entry
- Spelling
- dong → donging: add -ing
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