Definition ding
Etymology 1
From Middle English dingen, dyngen (strong verb), from Old English *dingan (“to ding”), from Proto-Germanic *dingwaną (“to beat”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰen- (“to beat, push”). Related to Old English dengan (“to ding, beat, strike”, weak verb) and Old Norse dengja (“to hammer”, weak verb); both from Proto-Germanic *dangijaną (“to beat, hammer, peen”), causative of *dingwaną. Cognate with Icelandic dengja (“to hammer”), Swedish dänga (“to bang, beat”), Danish dænge (“to bang, beat”), German tengeln, dengeln (“to peen”).
Noun
ding (plural dings)
- (informal) Very minor damage, a small dent or chip.
- (colloquial) A rejection.
Verb
ding (third-person singular simple present dings, present participle dinging, simple past dinged or (obsolete) dang, past participle dinged or (obsolete) dung)
- (transitive) To hit or strike.
- To dash; to throw violently.
- (transitive) To inflict minor damage upon, especially by hitting or striking.
- (transitive, colloquial) To fire or reject.
- (transitive, colloquial) To deduct, as points, from another, in the manner of a penalty; to penalize.
- (transitive, golf) To mishit (a golf ball).
Etymology 2
Onomatopoeic. Compare ding-dong,
Noun
ding (plural dings)
- The high-pitched resonant sound of a bell.
- (colloquial, role-playing games, especially video games) The act of levelling up.
Verb
ding (third-person singular simple present dings, present participle dinging, simple past and past participle dinged)
- (intransitive) To make high-pitched sound like a bell.
- (transitive) To keep repeating; impress by reiteration, with reference to the monotonous striking of a bell.
- (intransitive, colloquial, role-playing games, especially video games) To level up.
Etymology 3
Romanized from Mandarin 鼎 (dǐng).
Noun
ding (plural dings or ding)
- An ancient Chinese vessel with legs and a lid.