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ding

[ding]

Origin

verb (used with object)

to cause to make a ringing sound.

to speak about insistently.

verb (used without object)

to make a ringing sound.

to talk insistently.

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noun

a ringing sound.

Origin:
1575–85; see ding-dong

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verb (used with object)

to cause surface damage to; dent: Flying gravel had dinged the car's fenders.

to strike with force; hit: The catcher was dinged on the shoulder by a wild throw.

to blackball: Only one freshman was dinged by the fraternity.

noun

dent; nick: The surfboard has a few dings in it from scraping over rocks.

Origin:
1250–1300; Middle English dingen, dengen, probably Old English *dingan; akin to Old English dencgan, Old Norse dengja

noun

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[nawr-wood] , (“Ding”), 1876–1962, U.S. political cartoonist.

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World English Dictionary

ding¹ (dɪŋ)

—vb
1.	to ring or cause to ring, esp with tedious repetition
2.	(tr) another word for din

—n
3.	an imitation or representation of the sound of a bell
4.	informal (Austral) a party or social event

[C13: probably of imitative origin, but influenced by din¹ + ring²; compare Old Swedish diunga to beat]

ding² (dɪŋ)

—vb
1.	to strike; dash down
2.	to surpass

[Middle English dingen]

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Word Origin & History

ding

1819, "to sound as metal when struck," possibly abstracted from ding-dong (1659), of imitative origin. The verb meaning "to deal heavy blows" is c.1300, probably from O.N. dengja "to hammer." Meaning "dent" is 1960s. Dinger "something superlative" (e.g. humdinger) is from 1809, Amer.Eng. Ding-a-ling

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"one who is crazy" is 1935, from notion of hearing bells in the head.

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Slang Dictionary

ding definition

tv.
to shoot, dent, or knock something. : The rock dinged my left fender.

Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
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Computing Dictionary

ding definition

1. Synonym for feep. Usage: rare among hackers, but commoner in the Real World.
2. "dinged": What happens when someone in authority gives you a minor bitching about something, especially something trivial. "I was dinged for having a messy desk."
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Encyclopedia Britannica

Encyclopedia

ding

type of ancient Chinese cooking or holding vessel, usually with two handles on the rim, that is supported by three or four columnar legs.

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