verb
- emitted a strong, unpleasant smell
Usage: British informal; past tense of ‘pong’
Examples
- The garbage ponged terribly in the summer heat.
- His gym clothes ponged so badly that nobody wanted to sit near him.
- The fish ponged after being left out overnight.
- The old cheese ponged up the entire refrigerator.
- Her shoes ponged after walking through the muddy field.