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6 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Ding \Ding\, n. A thump or stroke, especially of a bell. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Ding \Ding\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Dinged}, {Dang} (Obs.), or {Dung} (Obs.); p. pr & vb n. {Dinging}.] [OE. dingen, dengen akin to AS dencgan to knock, Icel. dengja to beat hammer, Sw d["a]nga, G. dengeln.] 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. {To ding anything in one's ears}, to impress one by noisy repetition, as if by hammering. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Ding \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. --W. Irving. 3. To talk with vehemence, importunity, or reiteration; to bluster. [Low] From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: ding v : go "ding dong", like a bell [syn: {dong}, {dingdong}] From Jargon File (4.2.3, 23 NOV 2000) [jargon]: ding n.,vi. 1. Synonym for {feep}. Usage: rare among hackers, but more common in the {Real World}. 2. `dinged': What happens when someone in authority gives you a minor bitching about something esp. something trivial. "I was dinged for having a messy desk." From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (13 Mar 01) [foldoc]: ding 1. Synonym for {feep}. Usage: rare among hackers, but commoner in the {Real World}. 2. "dinged": What happens when someone in authority gives you a minor bitching about something especially something trivial. "I was dinged for having a messy desk." [{Jargon File}]
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