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ding

ding

150 3.7
A short high sound like a small bell, for example a notification tone
  • noun
  • /dɪŋ/
: tintineo
  • Then the bell went ding, and that ball broke.
  • a ding
  • ding-dong
  • a bell ding

Each pulse was a Ding, Ding.

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Examples

  • 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.

  • She smiled when the old door made a cheerful ding as she opened it.

  • The ding of the church bell echoed through the quiet village.

Synonyms

bing
vsding
45 7.7

A short high sound made by a phone or microwave

is a general short high ringing alert not limited to devices
ringing
vsding
31 1.0

A clear loud sound a bell or similar thing makes when hit

is a short high-pitched ring rather than a generally resonant tone
chime
vsding
29 1.7

A clear musical ringing sound made by a bell or a set of bells

is a single brief high ring rather than an extended melody
boop
vsding
28 8.4

A short high sound made by a device like a toy

is clearer and more bell-like rather than playful and mechanical
ching
vsding
14 8.9

A short sharp ringing sound made when metal or glass hits something

is a short alerting high ring rather than a metallic impact sound
ringtone
vsding
13 2.0

A short sound that plays on a phone when someone calls or messages you

is usually a single short high ring rather than a longer phone melody
bell
vsding
4 1.0

A clear ringing sound made by a struck metal object

is shorter and higher rather than a full resonant metal ring
ding-dong
vsding
1 3.6

A repeated ringing sound a bell makes

is a single brief high ring rather than a repeated two-tone chime
tintinnabulation
vsding
  • Archaic
1 9.9

A light ringing sound made by bells or wind chimes

is a plain short high alert sound rather than a poetic tinkling
bell-like call
vsding
  • Texting
3.7

A short bell sound on a phone or app that signals a message

is a brief natural high ringing sound rather than a designed signal
dingling
vsding
7.6

A light high ringing sound from a small bell

is a sharper single high ring rather than a soft delicate tone

Compounds

33 4.2

Clear ringing sounds that bells make

11 3.6

Round chocolate snack cakes with cream inside sold in the United States

Ding Dongs
  • Offensive
5 9.6

A rude name for people who act silly

How Loud

clang
21 3.9
chime
29 1.7
ding
150 3.7
to ping
16 4.8
peep
36 1.0

Surface Forms

ding singular
dings plural

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.