ding
1to cause to make a ringing sound.
to speak about insistently.
to make a ringing sound.
to talk insistently.
a ringing sound.
Origin of ding
1Words Nearby ding
Other definitions for ding (2 of 2)
Origin of ding
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How to use ding in a sentence
It’s like wrapping your Watch’s body in a little pillow fort that protects it from dings and dents.
The best Apple Watch case to protect the computer on your wrist | Stan Horaczek | August 23, 2021 | Popular-ScienceIf you spent a lot of money on a great set of headphones, you don’t want anything to ding or damage your beloved gear.
The best headphone stands for audiophiles, gamers, and anyone with a desk | Irena Collaku | July 23, 2021 | Popular-ScienceMail customers have complained of dings on their credit scores and late fees from bills because the items were getting stuck in the mail.
DeJoy charges ahead with USPS cost-cutting despite beating financial projections | Jacob Bogage | May 7, 2021 | Washington PostIt’s why we can send money through apps like Venmo and hear the ding that it’s been received on the other person’s phone just a few seconds later.
Plus, the “little ding sound” that heralds a new message in the chat is easy to miss in the hubbub of a full classroom.
Kids are returning to classrooms. But what will happen to those who stay at home? | Hannah Natanson, Donna St. George | April 11, 2021 | Washington Post
I called it “ding-dong diplomacy”; Governor Richardson wisely pointed out that “basketball diplomacy” is better than none.
She was going to be a point person on health-care reform, and they needed to ding her.
Will Kathleen Sebelius Win in the End? Legacy Tied to Obamacare’s Outcome | Michael Tomasky | April 11, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe Official Charts Company described ding Dong The Witch Is Dead as "one of the most controversial chart contenders of all time".
Dawn Dress Rehearsal for Thatcher Funeral as Controversy Rages On | Tom Sykes | April 15, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTIn a back room, video poker machines ding and chirp with the occasional squeal of delight from a winner.
Holmes and Rahe used 300 (ding ding ding) as the cutoff to predict a high risk of illness.
Being Unemployed Could Help Cause a Heart Attack, Researchers Find | Kent Sepkowitz | November 21, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTI did so, and I had to report unfavourably, for “facts are chiels that winna ding.”
Fifty Years of Railway Life in England, Scotland and Ireland | Joseph TatlowThe suddenness and the emphasis of the ding told on unexpected nerves, but it brought the Fourth Reader class up erect.
Emmy Lou | George Madden MartinNo tedious ding-dong daily practice—just 20 brief, entertaining lessons, easily mastered.
The ding of her husband's cash register and the click of her dangle bag mark the systole and diastole of married life.
Bizarre | Lawton MackallWe have had a wonderful day with a wonderful en——” said Lil, a yawn hitting her midway so she could not get out the “ding.
The Carter Girls' Week-End Camp | Nell Speed
British Dictionary definitions for ding (1 of 2)
/ (dɪŋ) /
to ring or cause to ring, esp with tedious repetition
(tr) another word for din 1 (def. 2)
an imitation or representation of the sound of a bell
Australian informal a party or social event
Origin of ding
1British Dictionary definitions for ding (2 of 2)
/ (dɪŋ) /
to strike; dash down
to surpass
Origin of ding
2Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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