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(dĭng) pronunciation

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.

[Partly imitative and partly alteration of DIN.]


ding2 (dĭng) pronunciation
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.

[From ding, to strike, beat on, pound (from Middle English dingen, akin to Old Norse dengja) and from DING1.]


1. Synonym for feep. Usage: rare among hackers, but more common in the Real World.

2. dinged: What happens when someone in authority gives you a minor bitching about something, esp. something trivial. “I was dinged for having a messy desk.


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IN BRIEF: n. - An impression in a surface (as made by a blow); A ringing sound v. - Go `ding dong', like a bell.

Tutor's tip: The "dinge" (the state of being dull or shabby) of the harbor is as bad as the "dingy" (shabby, worn, dark, or dull) condition of the boat, but the "dinghy" (a small boat) is clean and has a bell to "ding" (to make a ringing sound).

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noun
noun, Austral

A party or celebration, esp. a wild one. (1956 —) .
F. Hardy It appears that he had drunk fifteen of them there drinking horns of beer at a Commemoration Day ding (1967).

[Perh. from ding-dong noun or wingding noun.]


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See also

  • Ding ware, Chinese ceramic ware
  • Ding an sich, a German philosophical term for "the thing itself" or noumenon

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Dansk (Danish)
1.
v. intr. - sige ding, ringe
v. tr. - slå, kaste, overgå, piske
int. - ding
n. - ringende lyd

2.
n. - abegilde

3.
n. - slag, ridse i billakken
v. tr. - bule, ridse
v. intr. - bule, ramme, slå

Nederlands (Dutch)
geklingel, wild feest, deuk, klingelen

Français (French)
1.
v. intr. - tinter, faire sonner inlassablement
v. tr. - tinter, faire sonner inlassablement, seriner, enfoncer qch dans la tête de qn
int. - ding
n. - tintement

2.
n. - (Austral, NZ) fête, soirée

3.
n. - coup/entaille (sur la carrosserie d'un véhicule ou bateau), (Écosse) coup sur la tête
v. tr. - bosseler, cabosser, entailler qch
v. intr. - se cogner contre, donner à qn un coup sur la tête

Deutsch (German)
1.
v. - klingeln
int. - kling!
n. - Klingeln

2.
n. - (wilde) Party

3.
n. - Schlag (Beule od. Kratzer an einem Fahrzeug), Schlag am Kopf
v. - beulen, einbeulen, schlagen, stoßen

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - κουδούνισμα
v. - κουδουνίζω, παράγω μεταλλικό ήχο

Italiano (Italian)
suono

Português (Portuguese)
n. - tilintar (m)
v. - tilintar, repetir insistentemente (coloq.)

Русский (Russian)
звон

Español (Spanish)
1.
v. intr. - hablar insistentemente, tintinear
v. tr. - hablar insistentemente, hacer tintinear
n. - tintineo

2.
n. - abolladura

3.
n. - tintineo
v. tr. - abollar, golpear
v. intr. - tintinear

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - klockljud
v. - slå, kasta, klinga

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
1. 响, 唠叨, 反复地说, 钟声

2. 一击, 凹坑, 流浪汉

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
1.
v. intr. - 響, 嘮叨
v. tr. - 反復地說
n. - 鐘聲

2.
n. - 一擊, 凹坑, 流浪漢

한국어 (Korean)
1.
v. intr. - 땡땡 울리다
v. tr. - 종을 울리게 하다, ~를 살살 타이르다
int. - 땡!
n. - 땡땡

2.
n. - 즐거운 파티

3.
n. - 갑작스러운 타격
v. tr. - 차에 타격으로 흠이 생기다
v. intr. - 차에 타격으로 흠이 생기다

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - ゴーン, 損傷部
v. - ガンガン鳴らす, くどくど話す

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) خراب طفيف في سطح ما ( كنقر مثلا) (فعل) يقرع ناقوس, أو جرس, بتكرار, يكرر ( قول) مرارا وبشكل مضجر‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. intr. - ‮צלצל‬
v. tr. - ‮צלצל‬
n. - ‮צלצול‬
n. - ‮מסיבה פרועה‬
n. - ‮מכה מכוונת או מקרית ובייחוד סימן או גומה על ציפוי של מכונית, סירה או רכב אחר, מכה על הראש (סקוטלנד)‬
v. tr. - ‮עשה גומה (בעצם מסוים)‬
v. intr. - ‮התנגש ב-, היכה (מישהו), בעיקר על הראש‬


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