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Ding (dĭng), 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. dänga, G. dengeln.]
1. To dash; to throw violently. [Obs.]
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To ding the book a coit's distance from him. Milton.
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2. To cause to sound or ring.
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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.]
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Diken, or delven, or dingen upon sheaves. Piers Plowman.
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2. To sound, as a bell; to ring; to clang.
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The fretful tinkling of the convent bell evermore dinging among the mountain echoes. W. Irving.
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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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