dong

Everyday

1. A dong is the deep ringing sound of a large bell. tree →
2. The dong is the money of Vietnam. tree →

In the lessons

In stories and poems it is a sound word, usually in «ding-dong» for a doorbell or church bell. In geography, it is the currency of Vietnam. Phrases: «ding-dong», «the bell went dong».

Examples

• The doorbell went ding-dong. tree →
• The church bell rang: dong, dong, dong. tree →
• The big clock struck twelve dongs at midnight. tree →
• In Vietnam, people pay with dong. tree →
• Ding, dong, merrily on high! tree →
• The heavy bell made a deep dong. tree →
• Not even now, for the bell is ringing and singing its loud Ding-dong, ding-dong!' tree →

Note

Onomatopoeia, used mostly in «ding-dong». Slang uses exist that are rude; in school it means the bell sound or the money. In a problem, counting dongs of a clock can tell the hour.