Definition of pong in English:

pong

noun pɒŋ

British informal

A strong, unpleasant smell.
corked wine has a powerful pong
Example sentencesExamples
- The real reason for the rich pong of two-day-old kelp is the little barnacles and other creatures rotting.
- The pong may also prove a bit of a deterrent for anyone thinking of stopping for a picnic at a nature reserve, which is also being created nearby.
- Ah, the Great Yorkshire Show - the smell of warm animals, the pong from the pens and wet grass under-foot - has returned to North Yorkshire after the foot and mouth crisis.
- Something was causing a bit of a pong in a new Swindon street until the Evening Advertiser sniffed out the problem.
- A further pong of ‘rotten eggs’ was found coming from a lagoon that stores contaminated rainwater before it is discharged into the Thames.
- There's crumbs in the bed, mucky videos strewn all over the floor, dust balls in every corner, no cream in the fridge and a weird pong coming from the bathroom.
- They'll see that a horrible pong to one mammal might be a fragrant rose to the nose of another!
- Smokers and non-smokers alike are being assaulted by a range of odours, pongs, whiffs and smells that aeons of tobacco smoke, nicotine, tar and a host of other vile chemicals conspired to conceal.
- A Bromley Council spokesman admitted the pong had caused concern.
- The antiseptic lotion contains tea tree oil that will extinguish any nasty pongs trainer clad feet emit from time to time.
- Castle Point Council had 50 complaints on the matter, and as well as pinning the problem down to the sewage works, is also probing pongs in other parts of the island, thought to be coming from other sources.
- You will need to wear a protective white boilersuit and brave the fishy pong, but it's worth it - put in a bid and you'll have the freshest tuna in town.
- The current water treatment plant has become overloaded with thousands visitors being assailed by an unpleasant pong when they visit the area in the summer months.
- The resulting smell was a deterrent to walkers and a reminder to the residents that the blame for all its pongs cannot be laid at the doors of the county council or the inadequate sewerage treatment facility.
- Tempting as it was to pass round the oatcakes and crack open a bottle of Burgundy there and then, its whiffy pong soon ruled out any chance of afternoon nibbles.
- No, I could not smell the pungent pong of a mature Stilton cheese.
- Plans to build a new sewage plant to help free the air of nasty pongs should be given full support, a councillor said today.
- It appears that there was a slight leak right from the beginning, just a tiny drip but anyone who's been around kerosene will know that a tiny drip makes an enormous pong.
- Fed up with the pong, pupils took their concerns to the top last Friday.
- Quite the opposite occurred, for my gag reflex kicked in and the pong of body odour nearly knocked me out.
Synonyms
smell, scent, aroma, perfume, fragrance, bouquet, savour, nose, tang, essence, redolence

verb pɒŋ

[no object]British informal

Smell strongly and unpleasantly.
the place just pongs of dirty clothes
Example sentencesExamples
- True, fly-traps can pong, so you don't want them too close to the house.
- Not to put too fine a point on it, it pongs to high heaven and it's now outside The Ponderosa.
- It didn't happen, and still wearing the previous day's clothes, as I sweated through the afternoon, I must have started to pong.
- And while it might smell nice when it is first ‘released’, leave it a few hours and it really begins to pong!
- I'm thinking of taking them to work, where the air conditioning assures them of a circulating air supply (death to fungal diseases), but they do pong a bit so that might not be such a good idea.
- Feet pong because they have more sweat glands than any part of our body and they sweat profusely.
- When we die we are embalmed, burned or interred before we have time to pong.
Synonyms
stink, stink to high heaven, reek, have a bad smell, be stinking, be malodorous

Derivatives

pongy

adjectivepongier, pongiest ˈpɒŋi

British

informal

Not all herbs smell good - catmint, curry plant, pyrethrum, rue, santolina and tansy are all pretty pongy, ranging from slightly musty to downright disgusting.
Example sentencesExamples
- The Stinking Bishop - probably the most pongy cheese ever to bless these shores - was to be the holy grail.
- As in other developments, sewage water from the houses could be used to keep the course up to par, if a little pongy.
- Jerry's head barely jutted out above the pongy filth.
- At the Silo, Colin Mitchell's ambitious adaptation of Patrick Suskind's novel Perfume, The Scentless Apprentice, conjured up a pongy 18th-century France that was comedic and intriguing.

Origin

Early 20th century: of unknown origin.

Rhymes

along, belong, bong, chaise longue, Geelong, gong, Guangdong, Haiphong, Heilong, Hong Kong, Jong, King Kong, long, mah-jong, Mao Zedong, Mekong, nong, prolong, sarong, Shillong, song, souchong, strong, thong, throng, tong, Vietcong, wrong

Definition of pong in US English:

pong

noun

British informal

A strong, unpleasant smell.
corked wine has a powerful pong
Example sentencesExamples
- The real reason for the rich pong of two-day-old kelp is the little barnacles and other creatures rotting.
- Plans to build a new sewage plant to help free the air of nasty pongs should be given full support, a councillor said today.
- Fed up with the pong, pupils took their concerns to the top last Friday.
- There's crumbs in the bed, mucky videos strewn all over the floor, dust balls in every corner, no cream in the fridge and a weird pong coming from the bathroom.
- The antiseptic lotion contains tea tree oil that will extinguish any nasty pongs trainer clad feet emit from time to time.
- Something was causing a bit of a pong in a new Swindon street until the Evening Advertiser sniffed out the problem.
- A further pong of ‘rotten eggs’ was found coming from a lagoon that stores contaminated rainwater before it is discharged into the Thames.
- The resulting smell was a deterrent to walkers and a reminder to the residents that the blame for all its pongs cannot be laid at the doors of the county council or the inadequate sewerage treatment facility.
- Quite the opposite occurred, for my gag reflex kicked in and the pong of body odour nearly knocked me out.
- A Bromley Council spokesman admitted the pong had caused concern.
- They'll see that a horrible pong to one mammal might be a fragrant rose to the nose of another!
- Tempting as it was to pass round the oatcakes and crack open a bottle of Burgundy there and then, its whiffy pong soon ruled out any chance of afternoon nibbles.
- The pong may also prove a bit of a deterrent for anyone thinking of stopping for a picnic at a nature reserve, which is also being created nearby.
- No, I could not smell the pungent pong of a mature Stilton cheese.
- You will need to wear a protective white boilersuit and brave the fishy pong, but it's worth it - put in a bid and you'll have the freshest tuna in town.
- Ah, the Great Yorkshire Show - the smell of warm animals, the pong from the pens and wet grass under-foot - has returned to North Yorkshire after the foot and mouth crisis.
- Castle Point Council had 50 complaints on the matter, and as well as pinning the problem down to the sewage works, is also probing pongs in other parts of the island, thought to be coming from other sources.
- Smokers and non-smokers alike are being assaulted by a range of odours, pongs, whiffs and smells that aeons of tobacco smoke, nicotine, tar and a host of other vile chemicals conspired to conceal.
- It appears that there was a slight leak right from the beginning, just a tiny drip but anyone who's been around kerosene will know that a tiny drip makes an enormous pong.
- The current water treatment plant has become overloaded with thousands visitors being assailed by an unpleasant pong when they visit the area in the summer months.
Synonyms
smell, scent, aroma, perfume, fragrance, bouquet, savour, nose, tang, essence, redolence

verb

[no object]British informal

Smell strongly and unpleasantly.
the place just pongs of dirty clothes
Example sentencesExamples
- I'm thinking of taking them to work, where the air conditioning assures them of a circulating air supply (death to fungal diseases), but they do pong a bit so that might not be such a good idea.
- True, fly-traps can pong, so you don't want them too close to the house.
- Not to put too fine a point on it, it pongs to high heaven and it's now outside The Ponderosa.
- And while it might smell nice when it is first ‘released’, leave it a few hours and it really begins to pong!
- When we die we are embalmed, burned or interred before we have time to pong.
- It didn't happen, and still wearing the previous day's clothes, as I sweated through the afternoon, I must have started to pong.
- Feet pong because they have more sweat glands than any part of our body and they sweat profusely.
Synonyms
stink, stink to high heaven, reek, have a bad smell, be stinking, be malodorous

Origin

Early 20th century: of unknown origin.

单词	pong
释义	Definition of pong in English: pong noun pɒŋ British informal A strong, unpleasant smell. corked wine has a powerful pong Example sentencesExamples The real reason for the rich pong of two-day-old kelp is the little barnacles and other creatures rotting. The pong may also prove a bit of a deterrent for anyone thinking of stopping for a picnic at a nature reserve, which is also being created nearby. Ah, the Great Yorkshire Show - the smell of warm animals, the pong from the pens and wet grass under-foot - has returned to North Yorkshire after the foot and mouth crisis. Something was causing a bit of a pong in a new Swindon street until the Evening Advertiser sniffed out the problem. A further pong of ‘rotten eggs’ was found coming from a lagoon that stores contaminated rainwater before it is discharged into the Thames. There's crumbs in the bed, mucky videos strewn all over the floor, dust balls in every corner, no cream in the fridge and a weird pong coming from the bathroom. They'll see that a horrible pong to one mammal might be a fragrant rose to the nose of another! Smokers and non-smokers alike are being assaulted by a range of odours, pongs, whiffs and smells that aeons of tobacco smoke, nicotine, tar and a host of other vile chemicals conspired to conceal. A Bromley Council spokesman admitted the pong had caused concern. The antiseptic lotion contains tea tree oil that will extinguish any nasty pongs trainer clad feet emit from time to time. Castle Point Council had 50 complaints on the matter, and as well as pinning the problem down to the sewage works, is also probing pongs in other parts of the island, thought to be coming from other sources. You will need to wear a protective white boilersuit and brave the fishy pong, but it's worth it - put in a bid and you'll have the freshest tuna in town. The current water treatment plant has become overloaded with thousands visitors being assailed by an unpleasant pong when they visit the area in the summer months. The resulting smell was a deterrent to walkers and a reminder to the residents that the blame for all its pongs cannot be laid at the doors of the county council or the inadequate sewerage treatment facility. Tempting as it was to pass round the oatcakes and crack open a bottle of Burgundy there and then, its whiffy pong soon ruled out any chance of afternoon nibbles. No, I could not smell the pungent pong of a mature Stilton cheese. Plans to build a new sewage plant to help free the air of nasty pongs should be given full support, a councillor said today. It appears that there was a slight leak right from the beginning, just a tiny drip but anyone who's been around kerosene will know that a tiny drip makes an enormous pong. Fed up with the pong, pupils took their concerns to the top last Friday. Quite the opposite occurred, for my gag reflex kicked in and the pong of body odour nearly knocked me out. Synonyms smell, scent, aroma, perfume, fragrance, bouquet, savour, nose, tang, essence, redolence verb pɒŋ [no object]British informal Smell strongly and unpleasantly. the place just pongs of dirty clothes Example sentencesExamples True, fly-traps can pong, so you don't want them too close to the house. Not to put too fine a point on it, it pongs to high heaven and it's now outside The Ponderosa. It didn't happen, and still wearing the previous day's clothes, as I sweated through the afternoon, I must have started to pong. And while it might smell nice when it is first ‘released’, leave it a few hours and it really begins to pong! I'm thinking of taking them to work, where the air conditioning assures them of a circulating air supply (death to fungal diseases), but they do pong a bit so that might not be such a good idea. Feet pong because they have more sweat glands than any part of our body and they sweat profusely. When we die we are embalmed, burned or interred before we have time to pong. Synonyms stink, stink to high heaven, reek, have a bad smell, be stinking, be malodorous Derivatives pongy adjectivepongier, pongiest ˈpɒŋi British informal Not all herbs smell good - catmint, curry plant, pyrethrum, rue, santolina and tansy are all pretty pongy, ranging from slightly musty to downright disgusting. Example sentencesExamples The Stinking Bishop - probably the most pongy cheese ever to bless these shores - was to be the holy grail. As in other developments, sewage water from the houses could be used to keep the course up to par, if a little pongy. Jerry's head barely jutted out above the pongy filth. At the Silo, Colin Mitchell's ambitious adaptation of Patrick Suskind's novel Perfume, The Scentless Apprentice, conjured up a pongy 18th-century France that was comedic and intriguing. Origin Early 20th century: of unknown origin. Rhymes along, belong, bong, chaise longue, Geelong, gong, Guangdong, Haiphong, Heilong, Hong Kong, Jong, King Kong, long, mah-jong, Mao Zedong, Mekong, nong, prolong, sarong, Shillong, song, souchong, strong, thong, throng, tong, Vietcong, wrong Definition of pong in US English: pong noun British informal A strong, unpleasant smell. corked wine has a powerful pong Example sentencesExamples The real reason for the rich pong of two-day-old kelp is the little barnacles and other creatures rotting. Plans to build a new sewage plant to help free the air of nasty pongs should be given full support, a councillor said today. Fed up with the pong, pupils took their concerns to the top last Friday. There's crumbs in the bed, mucky videos strewn all over the floor, dust balls in every corner, no cream in the fridge and a weird pong coming from the bathroom. The antiseptic lotion contains tea tree oil that will extinguish any nasty pongs trainer clad feet emit from time to time. Something was causing a bit of a pong in a new Swindon street until the Evening Advertiser sniffed out the problem. A further pong of ‘rotten eggs’ was found coming from a lagoon that stores contaminated rainwater before it is discharged into the Thames. The resulting smell was a deterrent to walkers and a reminder to the residents that the blame for all its pongs cannot be laid at the doors of the county council or the inadequate sewerage treatment facility. Quite the opposite occurred, for my gag reflex kicked in and the pong of body odour nearly knocked me out. A Bromley Council spokesman admitted the pong had caused concern. They'll see that a horrible pong to one mammal might be a fragrant rose to the nose of another! Tempting as it was to pass round the oatcakes and crack open a bottle of Burgundy there and then, its whiffy pong soon ruled out any chance of afternoon nibbles. The pong may also prove a bit of a deterrent for anyone thinking of stopping for a picnic at a nature reserve, which is also being created nearby. No, I could not smell the pungent pong of a mature Stilton cheese. You will need to wear a protective white boilersuit and brave the fishy pong, but it's worth it - put in a bid and you'll have the freshest tuna in town. Ah, the Great Yorkshire Show - the smell of warm animals, the pong from the pens and wet grass under-foot - has returned to North Yorkshire after the foot and mouth crisis. Castle Point Council had 50 complaints on the matter, and as well as pinning the problem down to the sewage works, is also probing pongs in other parts of the island, thought to be coming from other sources. Smokers and non-smokers alike are being assaulted by a range of odours, pongs, whiffs and smells that aeons of tobacco smoke, nicotine, tar and a host of other vile chemicals conspired to conceal. It appears that there was a slight leak right from the beginning, just a tiny drip but anyone who's been around kerosene will know that a tiny drip makes an enormous pong. The current water treatment plant has become overloaded with thousands visitors being assailed by an unpleasant pong when they visit the area in the summer months. Synonyms smell, scent, aroma, perfume, fragrance, bouquet, savour, nose, tang, essence, redolence verb [no object]British informal Smell strongly and unpleasantly. the place just pongs of dirty clothes Example sentencesExamples I'm thinking of taking them to work, where the air conditioning assures them of a circulating air supply (death to fungal diseases), but they do pong a bit so that might not be such a good idea. True, fly-traps can pong, so you don't want them too close to the house. Not to put too fine a point on it, it pongs to high heaven and it's now outside The Ponderosa. And while it might smell nice when it is first ‘released’, leave it a few hours and it really begins to pong! When we die we are embalmed, burned or interred before we have time to pong. It didn't happen, and still wearing the previous day's clothes, as I sweated through the afternoon, I must have started to pong. Feet pong because they have more sweat glands than any part of our body and they sweat profusely. Synonyms stink, stink to high heaven, reek, have a bad smell, be stinking, be malodorous Origin Early 20th century: of unknown origin.
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