ding Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a ringing sound
  2. noun an impression in a surface (as made by a blow)
    nick; gouge; dent.
  3. verb go `ding dong', like a bell
    dingdong; dong.

WordNet

Ding transitive verb
Etymology
OE. dingen, dengen; akin to AS. dencgan to knock, Icel. dengja to beat, hammer, Sw. dänga, G. dengeln.
Wordforms
imperfect & past participle Dinged Dang (obsolete ), or Dung (obsolete ); present participle & verbal noun Dinging
Definitions
  1. To dash; to throw violently. Obs.
    To ding the book a coit's distance from him. Milton.
  2. To cause to sound or ring.
Ding intransitive verb
Definitions
  1. To strike; to thump; to pound. Obs.
    Diken, or delven, or dingen upon sheaves. Piers Plowman.
  2. To sound, as a bell; to ring; to clang.
    The fretful tinkling of the convent bell evermore dinging among the mountain echoes. W. Irving.
  3. To talk with vehemence, importunity, or reiteration; to bluster. Low
Ding noun
Definitions
  1. A thump or stroke, especially of a bell.

Webster 1913