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. danga, 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.
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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]
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Ding, n.
A thump or stroke, especially of a bell.
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