ding
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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
1First recorded in 1575–85; see origin at ding-dong
ding
2[ding]Informal.
verb (used with object)
noun
Origin of ding
21250–1300; Middle English dingen, dengen, probably Old English *dingan; akin to Old English dencgan, Old Norse dengja
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Related Words for dinging
knock, pound, beat, drive, clang, dent, dash, nick, stroke, thump, thrust, ringExamples from the Web for dinging
Historical Examples of dinging
But you must remember one thing—that fellow was dinging at him for money.
The Rover Boys at Big Horn RanchEdward Stratemeyer
Some distance away, they could hear the dinging of a cowbell.
Dan Carter and the Cub HonorMildred A. Wirt
If I'm to have any good, let it come of itself; not to keep dinging it, dinging it into one so.
She Stoops to ConquerOliver Goldsmith
Her smile flattered him; her frail, dinging hand flattered him.
The Roll-CallArnold Bennett
The dinging down of the table was the signal of the rebellious ring leaders for open war.
The ProvostJohn Galt
ding
1verb
noun
Word Origin for ding
C13: probably of imitative origin, but influenced by din 1 + ring ²; compare Old Swedish diunga to beat
ding
2verb Scot
Word Origin for ding
Middle English dingen
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