Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
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- [ding-er]
- /ˈdɪŋ ər/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [ding-er]
- /ˈdɪŋ ər/
Definitions of dinger word
- noun dinger humdinger. 1
- noun dinger Baseball. home run. 1
- noun dinger A thing outstanding of its kind. 1
- noun dinger home run 0
- noun dinger A bell or chime. 0
- noun dinger (baseball) A home run. 0
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Origin of dinger
First appearance:
before 1800 One of the 42% newest English words
1800-10; perhaps ding1 + -er1
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Dinger
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
dinger popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 63% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
dinger usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for dinger
noun dinger
- buzzer — A buzzer is an electrical device that is used to make a buzzing sound for example, to attract someone's attention.
- siren — Classical Mythology. one of several sea nymphs, part woman and part bird, who lure mariners to destruction by their seductive singing.
- gong — a large bronze disk, of Asian origin, having an upturned rim, that produces a vibrant, hollow tone when struck, usually with a stick or hammer that has a padded head.
- ringer — a person or thing that rings or makes a ringing noise: a ringer of bells; a bell that is a loud ringer.
- alarm — Alarm is a feeling of fear or anxiety that something unpleasant or dangerous might happen.
Top questions with dinger
- what is a dinger in baseball?
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