dinging

verb (used with object)

1. to cause to make a ringing sound.
2. to speak about insistently.

verb (used without object)

3. to make a ringing sound.
4. to talk insistently.

noun

5. a ringing sound.

verb (used with object)

1. to cause surface damage to; dent: Flying gravel had dinged the car’s fenders.
2. to strike with force; hit: The catcher was dinged on the shoulder by a wild throw.
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.

verb

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

noun

3. an imitation or representation of the sound of a bell
4. Australian informal a party or social event

verb Scot

1. to strike; dash down
2. to surpass

v.

1819, “to sound as metal when struck,” possibly abstracted from ding-dong, of imitative origin. The meaning “to deal heavy blows” is c.1300, probably from Old Norse dengja “to hammer,” perhaps also imitative. Meaning “dent” is 1960s. Related: Dinged; dinging.