- Ding
- Pronunciation:
-
\ˈdiŋ\
- Function:
- verb
- Etymology:
- probably imitative
- Date:
- 1582
transitive verb
: to dwell on with tiresome repetition <keeps dinging it into him that the less he smokes the better — Samuel Butler died 1902>
intransitive verb
1
: to make a ringing sound :
2
: to speak with tiresome reiteration
ding. (2008). In Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary.
Retrieved May 15, 2008, from //www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ding
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