ding

noun

/dɪŋ/

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(especially North American English) a hit, especially one that causes slight damage to a car, etc.
- I got a ding in my rear fender.
Topics Transport by car or lorryc2
used to represent the sound made by a bell
- The lift came to a halt with a loud ‘ding’.

Word Originnoun sense 2 early 17th cent.: imitative. noun sense 1 Middle English: probably of Scandinavian origin; compare with Danish dænge ‘beat, bang’.

ding

verb

/dɪŋ/

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they ding	/dɪŋ/ /dɪŋ/
he / she / it dings	/dɪŋz/ /dɪŋz/
past simple dinged	/dɪŋd/ /dɪŋd/
past participle dinged	/dɪŋd/ /dɪŋd/
-ing form dinging	/ˈdɪŋɪŋ/ /ˈdɪŋɪŋ/

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[intransitive] to make a sound like a bell
- The computer just dings when I press a key.
[transitive] ding something (North American English) to cause slight damage to a car, etc.
- I dinged my passenger door.
[transitive] ding somebody (especially North American English) to hit somebody
- (figurative) My department got dinged by the budget cuts.

Word Originverb sense 1 early 17th cent.: imitative. verb senses 2 to 3 Middle English: probably of Scandinavian origin; compare with Danish dænge ‘beat, bang’