to ding
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3.8
- verb
- /dɪŋ/
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abollar
- I accidentally dinged my friend's car while parking in a tight space.
- get dinged
- ding the car
- ding the door
Examples
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The passenger side of the vehicle was also dinged in several places.
Blog text (12) -
It's old, it's a little bit dinged up, but it's in good condition.
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And then, well, maybe if I need to leave a note, like, sorry, I dinged your car.
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Something happened here before, and it's going to get dinged up against something else from time to time.
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Dude's car got a little dinged up.
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You dinged my board, kook!
Fiction book (1991) -
The car is a little dinged up, I'm a little stiff, but whatever, I don't want to talk about it.
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The dinged metal doors shudder shut as Frank follows Mary into the graffitied elevator.
Fiction book (1999) -
Be careful not to ding the table when moving it across the floor.
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She was upset when she dinged her new phone after dropping it.
Synonyms
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1.1
To cut or mark a surface by scraping it with something sharp
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3.5
To make a small cut on the skin or a surface, often by accident
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2.2
To make a hollow in a surface by hitting or pressing it
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9.9
To make a small dent or bump in something by hitting it lightly
Make a small scratch or chip in a painted surface
Compounds
How Damaged
Surface Forms
Etymology
To ding something originally meant 'to hit' it lightly, so to ding a door or phone is to make a small dent by a quick knock or bump.