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PRONUNCIATION OF GONGLIKE

gonglike  [ˈɡɒŋˌlaɪk] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF GONGLIKE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Gonglike is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES GONGLIKE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of gonglike in the English dictionary

The definition of gonglike in the dictionary is resembling the sound produced when a gong is struck with a soft-headed drumstick.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH GONGLIKE


childlike
ˈtʃaɪldˌlaɪk
fanglike
ˈfæŋˌlaɪk
godlike
ˈɡɒdˌlaɪk
homelike
ˈhəʊmˌlaɪk
human-like
ˈhjuːmənˌlaɪk
kinglike
ˈkɪŋˌlaɪk
ladylike
ˈleɪdɪˌlaɪk
lemming-like
ˈlɛmɪŋˌlaɪk
lifelike
ˈlaɪfˌlaɪk
lookalike
ˈlʊkəˌlaɪk
ringlike
ˈrɪŋˌlaɪk
songlike
ˈsɒŋˌlaɪk
springlike
ˈsprɪŋˌlaɪk
stringlike
ˈstrɪŋˌlaɪk
summer-like
ˈsʌməˌlaɪk
sunlike
ˈsʌnˌlaɪk
tonguelike
ˈtʌŋˌlaɪk
unkinglike
ʌnˈkɪŋˌlaɪk
wandlike
ˈwɒndˌlaɪk
winglike
ˈwɪŋˌlaɪk

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE GONGLIKE

gone
gone a million
gone out
goneness
goner
gonfalon
gonfalonier
gonfanon
gong
Gongorism
Gongorist
Gongoristic
gongster
gongyo
goniatite
goniatitoid
gonidia
gonidial
gonidic
gonidium

WORDS THAT END LIKE GONGLIKE

alike
baglike
dislike
doglike
feel like
froglike
haglike
hoglike
jiglike
leglike
like
peglike
piglike
ruglike
snaglike
taglike
there´s nothing like
twiglike
unlike
wiglike

Synonyms and antonyms of gonglike in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «gonglike» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF GONGLIKE

Find out the translation of gonglike to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of gonglike from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «gonglike» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

gonglike
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

gonglike
570 millions of speakers

English

gonglike
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

gonglike
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

gonglike
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

gonglike
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

gonglike
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

gonglike
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

gonglike
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Gonglike
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

gonglike
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

gonglike
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

gonglike
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Gonglike
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

gonglike
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

gonglike
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

गोंगlike
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

gonglike
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

gonglike
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

gonglike
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

gonglike
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

gonglike
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

gonglike
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

gonglike
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

gonglike
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

gonglike
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of gonglike

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «GONGLIKE»

The term «gonglike» is barely ever used and occupies the 194.830 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «GONGLIKE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about gonglike

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «GONGLIKE»

Discover the use of gonglike in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to gonglike and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Multicultural Perspectives in Music Education
Video or audio recordings of gamelan music from the previous two lessons Procedures 1. Assemble a makeshift gamelan using classroom or other available instruments. You will need one gong or gonglike instrument of relatively low pitch to ...
William M. Anderson, Patricia Shehan Campbell, 2011
2
Computer music: synthesis, composition, and performance
The gonglike sound (C) at 4.0" echoes the harmony of the chord while fusing the tones into the perception of a unified timbre. The design of the instrument for this passage brings out interrelations between pitch and timbre. The instrument that ...
Charles Dodge, Thomas A. Jerse, 1985
3
Andre Malraux, Metamorphosis and Imagination
[A ., 64] (The word death irks me with its gonglike boom.) ... la plus profonde metamorphose, celle qui aura change en musee 1'empire de la mort. [A., 81-82] ( the most profound metamorphosis of all, that which will have 58 ANDRE MALRAUX.
F. E. Dorenlot, Micheline Tison-Braun, 1979
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Works
... or the gonglike sound of the swan. "Part of their voyage was extremely tempestuous, with high winds, tremendous thunder, and soaking rain , and they were repeatedlv in extreme danger from drift-wood and sunken trees. On one occasion ...
Washington Irving, 1849
5
The Rival Belles, Or, Life in Washington
Then followed a startling gonglike sound, which filled them with terror. This was succeeded by a diminution of light, until the flame was no larger than a pea, and they sat in almost total darkness. Next the folding door opened slowly, as if by the  ...
John Beauchamp Jones, 1864
6
Heir to the Glimmering World
I wanted to explain that Ninel was not really my cousin, that Ninel and Bertram were not really married, but just then, over our heads, like some monumental coin flung down, a gonglike crash shook the ceiling. "Mrs. Mitwisser!" I said, and ran ...
Cynthia Ozick, 2005
7
In My Own Way: An Autobiography
ThusatthemountaincottagewhereIamnow writing, I have installed a gonglike bell made from a large oxygen tank and set into vibration by a swinging trunk of eucalyptus wood, suspended on ropes, anditsoundslikethoseimmensebronzebellsof ...
Alan Watts, 2011
8
Samuel Beckett--humanistic Perspectives
Both women speak obliquely of the daughter's anguish at "it all," the gonglike syllable that closes each of the first three movements. I see theatereality in an actress pacing nine steps, counted off on the board as she shudders through ghostly ...
Morris Beja, S. E. Gontarski, Pierre A. G. Astier, 1983
9
Rose Alley
... gonglike clang it mashed them into the mulch already coating the walk. The hat and heart were dropped in horror and, together, rolled. I guessed a jeep, an intact jeep it had swallowed whole and like a wedge of fat found impossible to ...
Jeremy M. Davies, 2009
10
Improbable Journeys
They are tiny by comparison with what we have seen elsewhere, and the corners where they are placed are so low the eye is encouraged to vault over them to the great gonglike medallions of the six- triangled dome. It's less a hypnotic effect ...
Robin Magowan, 2002

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «GONGLIKE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term gonglike is used in the context of the following news items.
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The Schlippenbach Trio, Café Oto, London — review
Elsewhere, Lovens was a master of texture and tonal contrast, and the sound of his miniature cymbal reverberating gonglike over the patter of ... «Financial Times, Jun 15»
2
Hiking the Alps' classic peaks from the Matterhorn to Mont Blanc
That symphony of cowbells created a travel moment so perfect it was almost holy: deep, gonglike tones rang out a random melody; placid, ... «Fredericksburg.com, Feb 15»
3
The Freedom in American Songs by Kathleen Winter: Review
... someone speaking in tongues: “the islands called to each other with omnipresent gonglike voices”; the tide is the sea “sucking at the beach. «Toronto Star, Oct 14»
4
Peter Sculthorpe - obituary
... him into contact with ethnomusicologists, who helped to spark his interest in the formal nature of Japanese music and the gonglike sounds of ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Aug 14»
5
At the BPO, romance pours from a priceless violin
... the dire descending brass lines to the ominous piano vamp, and the end, when the whole orchestra joins in an impressive, gonglike blast. «Buffalo News, Oct 13»
6
Ron Carter Trio with Russell Malone and Donald Vega at Yoshi's in …
Ron's use of gonglike tones and glissandos in his workwere nnce his exclusive trademark, now these sounds have now become part of every ... «Jazz Police, Jul 13»
7
Inside the Mansion—and Mind— of Kim Dotcom, the Most Wanted …
Gonglike booms echoed through the mansion as the police labored against the metal doors with sledgehammers. Finally a member of the ... «Wired, Oct 12»
8
War veterans and civilians seek common ground in difficult life …
A small, gonglike sound emanates from a bronze Tibetan singing bowl. The discussion session is over. On to the next exercise. «Washington Post, Mar 12»
9
We Are Tribe's one-year anniversary, last Friday at FOKL
The drummer whacked a square Zildjian, a gonglike sheet of metal, giving dimension to the swells coming from the Gretsch and its thousand ... «Pitch Weekly, Nov 11»
10
Audio Aesthetics a Bit Removed From the Standard Do-Re-Mi
... a continuing sound-art installation by Joseph del Pesco and Helena Keeffe at the Oakland Museum of California, emits gonglike noises. «New York Times, Mar 10»

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