The Collaborative International Dictionary
To ding anything in one's ears
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.