dinger

ding·er

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [ding-er]
- /ˈdɪŋ ər/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [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

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Parts of speech for Dinger

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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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.

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Synonyms 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.

All 30 Synonyms of dinger