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ding-dong definition

ding·-dong (diŋ′dôŋ′, -däng′)

noun

  1. the sound of a bell being rung
  2. ☆ Slang ding-a-ling

Etymology: echoic

adjective

Informal carried out, as a contest or fight, with continual, successive changes in the lead or advantage; vigorously contested

intransitive verb

to sound with a ding-dong

transitive verb

to impress by repeating

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ding-dong Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • have: The mourning period is an unseemly time to have a financial ding-dong.

Modifies a noun

  • battle: A ding-dong battle between the pair over the final couple of fences saw Sunday Lunch fill pole position.
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