ding
1[ ding ]
/ dɪŋ /
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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.
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Origin of ding
1First recorded in 1575–85; see origin at ding-dong
Other definitions for ding (2 of 2)
ding2
[ ding ]
/ dɪŋ /
verb (used with object)
noun
Origin of ding
2First 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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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
Word Origin for 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) /
verb Scot
to strike; dash down
to surpass
Word Origin for ding
Middle English dingen
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