ding
pronunciation
How to pronounce ding in British English:
UK [dɪŋ]
How to pronounce ding in American English:
US [dɪŋ]
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- Verb:
- go `ding dong', like a bell
Word Origin
- ding (v.)
- 1819, "to sound as metal when struck," possibly abstracted from ding-dong, of imitative origin. The meaning "to deal heavy blows" is c. 1300, probably from Old Norse dengja "to hammer," perhaps also imitative. Meaning "dent" is 1960s. Related: Dinged; dinging.
Example
- 1. Ding was the emotional one - talkative , upset and pleading her case .
- 2. Many , including ding , say they learned english by obsessively watching american movies and television programs .
- 3. Mr. ding has yet to pass the final stage and hopes to begin regular classes in the spring .
- 4. She was easy to lampoon-daft mrs. ding , people called her-but she had a genius for cultivating business relationships .
- 5. Even so , ding estimates that values in the former french concession have doubled in the past five years .