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ding

ding

49 3.7
A short high sound like a small bell, for example a notification tone
  • noun
  • /dɪŋ/
translation icon : 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

bell
vsding
221 1.0

A clear ringing sound made by a struck metal object

is shorter and higher rather than a full resonant metal ring
ringing
vsding
133 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
23 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
ringtone
vsding
21 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
boop
vsding
7 8.4

A short high sound made by a device like a toy

is clearer and more bell-like rather than playful and mechanical
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
bing
vsding
1 7.7

A short high sound made by a phone or microwave

is a general short high ringing alert not limited to devices
dingling
vsding
1 7.6

A light high ringing sound from a small bell

is a sharper single high ring rather than a soft delicate tone
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
ching
vsding
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
tintinnabulation
vsding
  • Archaic
9.9

A light ringing sound made by bells or wind chimes

is a plain short high alert sound rather than a poetic tinkling

Compounds

7 3.6

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

Ding Dongs
  • Offensive
9.6

A rude name for people who act silly

Clear ringing sounds that bells make

How Loud

clang
28 3.9
chime
23 1.7
ding
49 3.7
to ping
4 4.8
peep
14 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.