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verb (used with object)
1.
to cause surface damage to; dent: Flying gravel had dinged the car's fenders.
3.
to blackball: Only one freshman was dinged by the fraternity.
noun
4.
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
1250–1300; Middle English dingen, dengen, probably Old English *dingan; akin to Old English dencgan, Old Norse dengja
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World English Dictionary
darling (ˈdɑːlɪŋ) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a person very much loved: often used as a term of address |
| 2. | a favourite: the teacher's darling |
| —adj | |
| 3. | beloved |
| 4. | much admired; pleasing: a darling hat |
| [Old English dēorling; see | |
| Darling (ˈdɑːlɪŋ) | |
| —n | |
| Grace. 1815--42, English national heroine, famous for her rescue (1838) of some shipwrecked sailors with her father, a lighthouse keeper | |
| 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 | |
| ding2 (dɪŋ) | |
| —vb | |
| 1. | to strike; dash down |
| 2. | to surpass |
| [Middle English dingen] | |
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Etymonline
Word Origin & History
darling
O.E. deorling, double dim. of deor "dear." The vowel shift from -e- to -a- (16c.) is usual for -er- followed by a consonant. "It is better to be An olde mans derlyng, than a yong mans werlyng" (1562).
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
"one who is crazy" is 1935, from notion of hearing bells in the head.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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Slang Dictionary
ding definition
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Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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FOLDOC
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."
[Jargon File]
Easton
Bible Dictionary
Darling definition
Ps. 22:20; 35:17) means an "only one."
Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary
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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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Encyclopedia Britannica, 2008. Encyclopedia Britannica Online.
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Example sentences
The number of points attendance is worth would only ding you a letter grade.
Every time you ding, you're given the choice of upgrade cards.
The annual ding-dong over bank bonuses is under way.
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