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ding definition

ding (diŋ)

intransitive verb

  1. to make a sound like that of a bell; ring
  2. Slang to strike; hit

Etymology: ME dingen, to strike, beat < Scand (as in ON dengja, to hammer): see dint

transitive verb

  1. to make ring
  2. Informal to repeat insistently or tiresomely; din

noun

  1. the sound of a bell
  2. Slang a small dent
  3. Slang ding-a-ling

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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