The Collaborative International Dictionary
Ding \Ding\ (d[i^]ng), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Dinged, Dang (Obs.), or Dung (Obs.); p. pr. & vb. n. Dinging.] [OE. dingen, dengen; akin to AS. dencgan to knock, Icel. dengja to beat, hammer, Sw. d["a]nga, G. dengeln.]
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To dash; to throw violently. [Obs.]
To ding the book a coit's distance from him.
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To cause to sound or ring.
To ding (anything) in one's ears, to impress one by noisy repetition, as if by hammering.
Wiktionary
vb. (present participle of ding English)
Usage examples of "dinging".
Huff made his way through the pub’s “lounge” area, graciously accepting bits of sausage and burger and sandwich and other treats from the patrons and bringing this food back to the others, who stayed discreetly sidled in one out-of-the-way corner of the pub otherwise populated only by a group of mindlessly dinging and hooting small-stakes gambling machines.
The interior bell was dinging its complaint that the driver's door was open and headlights on.
Late that night, his rental Jetta was found, driver's door open, bell dinging, same modus operand!
The driver's door was open, headlights burning, interior bell dinging a feeble warning that was too late.
Fireflies flickered around the dinging rental car, and Brazil could hear the sounds of far-off traffic.
This overgrown, creepy thicket flickering with fireflies near railroad tracks, this Thrifty rental car, open and dinging, was about reality.
Typically, the car was rented, and the driver's door was open, the interior bell dinging, and headlights burning.
They could only see a little distance ahead, because of the dinging mist, but it seemed that the trail remained firm for some way.
A fast right smashed into Delmar's brow and glanced off, dinging a swatch off the barbarian's knuckle.
Staying low, he hastily wiped Harvester on leaves, and thrust it into the back scabbard, dinging his own neck.
They could only see alittle distance ahead, because of the dinging mist,but it seemed that the trail remained firm for someway.
For several hours they pressed onwards in pitch darkness, dinging to one another as they reeled for ward, uncertain of their footing and still aware that they were moving down a gradual incline.