ding
- noun
- /dɪŋ/
- Then the bell went ding, and that ball broke.
- a ding
- ding-dong
- a bell ding
Each pulse was a Ding, Ding.
- Each pulse was a Ding, Ding.
- The bell looks like, you know, like a standard like Ding Dong, Ding Dong.
- Ding, Ding, Ding, baby, you are correct.
- OK, not mature, but those little passive aggressive post Dings?
- By the way, just want a Ding, Ding, Ding, Ding, excellent.
- But Ding, Ding, Ding, Ding, Ding, Ding, Ding, Ding, Ding, Ding.
- So I don't have that dopamine, you know, Ding Ding, I don't have it.
- We're cooking Ding Ding, Ding, you guessed it, fried Pickles.
- Ding, Ding, Ding, Ding, Ding, Ding, Ding and sit down in the bottom rhythm.
- So ABC like Ding, Ding, Ding, Ding, Ding.
- Ding, Ding, Ding, Ding, Ding, Ding, Ding, Ding, Ding, Ding, Ding, Ding, Ding, Ding, Ding, Ding, Ding, Ding.
- Obama Trump Ding, Ding, ring a Ding name the lunacy, right?
Examples
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We hear the muted ding of the elevator down the hall.
Fiction book (1991) -
The little bells that rang by the elevators, a muted ding ding, sounded in the distance.
Fiction book (1990) -
A message was announced by the dinging of a little bell.
Fiction book (1991) -
The bell on the running projector dings once, signaling that the reel is coming to an end.
Fiction book (2001) -
When I heard the ding from my phone, I knew I had a new message.
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She smiled when the old door made a cheerful ding as she opened it.
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The ding of the church bell echoed through the quiet village.
Synonyms
A clear ringing sound made by a struck metal object
A clear loud sound a bell or similar thing makes when hit
A clear musical ringing sound made by a bell or a set of bells
A short sound that plays on a phone when someone calls or messages you
A short high sound made by a device like a toy
A repeated ringing sound a bell makes
A short high sound made by a phone or microwave
A light high ringing sound from a small bell
A short bell sound on a phone or app that signals a message
A short sharp ringing sound made when metal or glass hits something
A light ringing sound made by bells or wind chimes
Compounds
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Etymology
Ding for a short ringing sound comes from the tiny bell noise 'ding', so a ding is any quick, high sound like a bell that signals something.