ding

[ ding ]

See synonyms for: ding dinged on Thesaurus.com

verb (used with object)

to cause to make a ringing sound.
to speak about insistently.

verb (used without object)

to make a ringing sound.
to talk insistently.

noun

a ringing sound.

Origin of ding

First recorded in 1575–85; see origin at ding-dong

Other definitions for ding (2 of 2)

ding²

[ ding ]

verb (used with object)

to cause surface damage to; dent: Flying gravel had dinged the car's fenders.
to strike with force; hit: The catcher was dinged on the shoulder by a wild throw.

to blackball: Only one freshman was dinged by the fraternity.

noun

dent; nick: The surfboard has a few dings in it from scraping over rocks.

Origin of ding

First recorded in 1250–1300; Middle English verb dingen, dengen, dengen “to beat, scourge,” probably from Old English gedingan “to throw oneself with force”; akin to Old English dencgan “to knock, ding,” Old Norse dengja “to beat, hammer”

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How to use ding in a sentence

The delay could also force Ant Financial to reshuffle some of its business operations and face a ding to its expected $300 billion-plus valuation.
Will the world’s biggest IPO face a valuation ding after its delay? | Lucinda Shen | November 4, 2020 | Fortune
SDG&E frames the franchise fee as a ding on customers by the city.
What Power San Diego Has Over Its Power Company | MacKenzie Elmer | August 4, 2020 | Voice of San Diego
Meanwhile, U.S. defender Matt Besler, who seemed a bit dinged up after that Portugal stunner, will be good to go.
USA vs. Germany World Cup Primer: Everything You Need to Know About the Epic Showdown | Marlow Stern | June 26, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
Putin said in his autobiography that his KGB file dinged him for having a ‘reduced sense of danger.’
Russia Swears No Invasion, Never Mind All the Tanks | Jacob Siegel | March 14, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
He also dinged the media for not focusing on the “racial component of any of the people involved in this.”
There’s No ‘Reverse Trayvon’ in Christopher Lane Killing | Jamelle Bouie | August 23, 2013 | THE DAILY BEAST

Moderator George Stephanopoulos rightly dinged him for claiming credit for Staples jobs that materialized after he left Bain.
Mitt Romney Defends Against Bashing of Bain Capital at ABC Presidential Debate | Howard Kurtz | January 8, 2012 | THE DAILY BEAST
Was this supposed to be the night that the others dinged Newt Gingrich, took him down a peg, precipitated his downfall?
Michael Tomasky: Newt Toys With the Competition in the Fox Debate | Michael Tomasky | December 16, 2011 | THE DAILY BEAST
I'll be darned—no—yes—dinged if it isn't the Dink chasing the Canary!
The Varmint | Owen Johnson
I'm thinkin' I'd suner be dinged wi' 'er again than see 'er hinging there daein' naethin'.
The Yeoman Adventurer | George W. Gough
Darned if I—hum, ladies present—dinged if I know what to do.
The Cinder Pond | Carroll Watson Rankin
I'm dinged if I see how thet feller kin think o' things like thet when he's down an' out.
Ted Strong's Motor Car | Edward C. Taylor
It is built of a dark-dinged, brownish colored stone, and is of Gothic architecture.
The Cathedral Towns and Intervening Places of England, Ireland and Scotland: | Thomas W. Silloway

British Dictionary definitions for ding (1 of 2)

ding¹

/ (dɪŋ) /

verb

to ring or cause to ring, esp with tedious repetition
(tr) another word for din 1 (def. 2)

noun

an imitation or representation of the sound of a bell
Australian informal a party or social event

Origin of ding

C13: probably of imitative origin, but influenced by din 1 + ring ²; compare Old Swedish diunga to beat

British Dictionary definitions for ding (2 of 2)

ding²

/ (dɪŋ) /

verbScot

to strike; dash down
to surpass

Origin of ding

Middle English dingen

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