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ding

/dɪŋ/

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noun

Very minor damage, a small dent or chip.

Examples :

"The baseball hit a small ding in the car's paint. "

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Examples :

"I just got my first ding letter."

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To hit or strike.

Examples :

"The student accidentally dinged his desk with his elbow while reaching for his pencil. "

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To dash; to throw violently.

Examples :

"The angry customer tried to ding his coffee across the counter at the cashier. "

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To inflict minor damage upon, especially by hitting or striking.

Examples :

"The shopping cart accidentally dinged the side of my car in the parking lot. "

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To fire or reject.

Examples :

"His top school dinged him last week."

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To deduct, as points, from another, in the manner of a penalty; to penalize.

Examples :

"The teacher will ding you points for late homework. "

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To mishit (a golf ball).

Examples :

"During the golf practice, John dinged his tee shot, sending the ball way off course. "

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The high-pitched resonant sound of a bell.

Examples :

"The little bell on the counter made a cheerful ding when the door opened. "

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The act of levelling up.

Examples :

"After weeks of studying, Sarah celebrated her "ding" to the next level in her language course. "

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To make high-pitched sound like a bell.

Examples :

"The microwave will ding when your popcorn is ready. "

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To keep repeating; impress by reiteration, with reference to the monotonous striking of a bell.

Examples :

"The teacher kept dinging into us the importance of studying, repeating it like a stuck record. "

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verb

Examples :

"After finishing the extra credit assignment, Maria hoped she would ding to the next level in her online math course. "

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An ancient Chinese vessel with legs and a lid.

Examples :

"In the museum, the guide pointed out a bronze ding, explaining that the ancient vessel was used for cooking during ceremonies. "

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