ding
/dɪŋ/
noun
- A short, sharp ringing sound, like that made by a bell.
- The microwave made a ding to signal that the food was ready.
- The bell on the shop door gave a cheerful ding as we entered.
- I heard the ding of the elevator arriving at our floor.
- A small dent or damage mark on a surface.
- The delivery box had a ding in one corner.
- He noticed a ding in the new table from where it was bumped.
- There was a small ding on the side of the car door.
verb
- To make a short, sharp ringing sound.
- The timer dinged, telling me the cookies were done.
- The phone dinged with a new message.
- The bell dinged as the bus pulled away from the stop.
- To dent or damage slightly.
- He accidentally dinged the car door against a pole.
- Be careful not to ding the new furniture when moving it.
- The hail dinged the roof of the shed.
- To criticize or reduce the score or reputation of someone or something.
- My credit score got dinged because I paid the bill late.
- The teacher dinged my essay for spelling mistakes.
- The reviewer dinged the movie for its slow plot.