ding (redirected from dinging into)

ding ¹  (dng)

v. dinged, ding·ing, dings

v.intr.

1. To ring; clang.

2. To speak persistently and repetitiously.

v.tr.

1. To cause to clang, as by striking.

2. To instill with constant repetition: dinged advice into my head.

n.

A ringing sound.

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[Partly imitative and partly alteration of din.]

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ding ²  (dng)

n. Informal

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

tr.v. dinged, ding·ing, dings

1. To dent or nick.

2. To hit or strike: was dinged on the head by a ball.

3. Slang To shoot, especially with a gun.

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[From ding, to strike, beat on, pound (from Middle English dingen; akin to Old Norse dengja) and from ding.]

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ding¹

vb

1. to ring or cause to ring, esp with tedious repetition

2. (tr) another word for din¹ [2]

n

1. an imitation or representation of the sound of a bell

2. Austral informal a party or social event

[probably of imitative origin, but influenced by din¹ + ring²; compare Old Swedish diunga to beat]

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ding²

vb Scot

1. to strike; dash down

2. to surpass

[Middle English dingen]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	ding - a ringing sound sound - the sudden occurrence of an audible event; "the sound awakened them"
	2.	ding - an impression in a surface (as made by a blow) gouge, nick, dent blemish, mar, defect - a mark or flaw that spoils the appearance of something (especially on a person's body); "a facial blemish" dig - a small gouge (as in the cover of a book); "the book was in good condition except for a dig in the back cover"
Verb	1.	ding - go `ding dong', like a bell dingdong, dong ring, peal - sound loudly and sonorously; "the bells rang"