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At the end, a timpani roll is muted to sound almost gonglike, with Ms. Koh’s violin a coppery tremble above it.

From New York Times • Jan. 1, 2021

“Sculpture Garden Carillon,” a continuing sound-art installation by Joseph del Pesco and Helena Keeffe at the Oakland Museum of California, emits gonglike noises.

From New York Times • Mar. 28, 2010

Gradually, the gonglike reverberations in her head subsided, and her ears stopped ringing.

From "Go Set a Watchman: A Novel" by Harper Lee