Ding /(dĭng)/

Ding

v. t.

imp. & p. p. Dinged; p. pr. & vb. n. Dinging

  1. To dash; to throw violently. [Obs.]
    To ding the book a coit's distance from him.
  2. To cause to sound or ring.

Phrases & Compounds

To ding (anything) in one's ears
to impress one by noisy repetition, as if by hammering.

Ding

v. i.
  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.
  3. To talk with vehemence, importunity, or reiteration; to bluster. [Low]

Ding

n.
  1. A thump or stroke, especially of a bell.