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- [ding]
- /dɪŋ/
- /dɪŋ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [ding]
- /dɪŋ/
Definitions of ding word
- verb with object ding to cause surface damage to; dent: Flying gravel had dinged the car's fenders. 1
- verb with object ding to strike with force; hit: The catcher was dinged on the shoulder by a wild throw. 1
- verb with object ding to blackball: Only one freshman was dinged by the fraternity. 1
- verb without object ding to make a ringing sound. 1
- verb without object ding to talk insistently. 1
- noun ding Jay Norwood [nawr-woo d] /ˈnɔr wʊd/ (Show IPA), ("Ding") 1876–1962, U.S. political cartoonist. 1
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Origin of ding
First appearance:
before 1575 One of the 34% oldest English words
First recorded in 1575-85; See origin at ding-dong
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Ding
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
ding popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 86% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
ding usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for ding
verb ding
- knock — to strike a sounding blow with the fist, knuckles, or anything hard, especially on a door, window, or the like, as in seeking admittance, calling attention, or giving a signal: to knock on the door before entering.
- pound — Archaic. to shut up in or as in a pound; impound; imprison.
- beat — If you beat someone or something, you hit them very hard.
- drive — to send, expel, or otherwise cause to move by force or compulsion: to drive away the flies; to drive back an attacking army; to drive a person to desperation.
- clang — When a large metal object clangs, it makes a loud noise.
noun ding
- ringing — a ringing sound, as of a bell or bells: the ring of sleigh bells.
- dong — penis.
- ding-dong — the sound of a bell.
- ding-a-ling — a stupid, foolish, or eccentric person.
- ting-a-ling — a repeated tinkling sound, as of a telephone bell.
Antonyms for ding
verb ding
- aid — Aid is money, equipment, or services that are provided for people, countries, or organizations who need them but cannot provide them for themselves.
- assist — If you assist someone, you help them to do a job or task by doing part of the work for them.
- help — to give or provide what is necessary to accomplish a task or satisfy a need; contribute strength or means to; render assistance to; cooperate effectively with; aid; assist: He planned to help me with my work. Let me help you with those packages.
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