ding dong
/ˈdɪŋ ˌdɔŋ/
adjective
- Characterized by a back-and-forth exchange, especially in a competitive situation.
- It was a ding-dong battle between the two tennis players.
- We had a ding-dong conversation where we kept interrupting each other.
- The game was a ding-dong affair, with the lead changing several times.
noun
- The sound of a bell ringing, especially one with two different tones.
- The doorbell went ding-dong when the mail carrier arrived.
- I heard the ding-dong of the ice cream truck from down the street.
- The clock tower played a loud ding-dong every hour.
- A lively and often noisy argument or fight.
- The two politicians had a real ding-dong during the debate.
- Their discussion turned into a ding-dong about whose turn it was to do the dishes.
- The kids got into a ding-dong over who would get the last cookie.