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(diŋ)

intransitive verb

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

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

transitive verb

to make ring
Informal to repeat insistently or tiresomely; din

noun

the sound of a bell
Slang a small dent
Slang ding-a-ling

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verb dinged, ding·ing, dings

verb, intransitive

To ring; clang.
To speak persistently and repetitiously.

verb, transitive

To cause to clang, as by striking.
To instill with constant repetition: dinged advice into my head.

noun

A ringing sound.

Origin:

Origin: Partly imitative

Origin: and partly alteration of din

noun
Informal

A small dent or nick, as in the body of a car.

transitive verb dinged, ding·ing, dings

To dent or nick.
To hit or strike: was dinged on the head by a ball.
Slang To shoot, especially with a gun.

Origin:

Origin: From ding, to strike, beat on, pound (from Middle English dingen; akin to Old Norse dengja)

Origin: and from ding¹

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