dingdong
/ˈdɪŋdɔŋ/
adjective
- Characterized by a back-and-forth exchange, especially in a contest or argument.
- The game turned into a dingdong struggle for the lead.
- The debate was a dingdong affair, with no clear winner.
- It was a dingdong battle between the two tennis players, with each winning a set.
noun
- The sound made by a bell, especially a doorbell or a clock.
- The cat perked up at the dingdong of the bell on the front gate.
- I heard the dingdong of the grandfather clock at midnight.
- The dingdong of the doorbell told us our pizza had arrived.
- A foolish or silly person.
- Stop acting like a dingdong and pay attention to the road.
- Only a dingdong would try to fix a leaky pipe with tape.
- He's a bit of a dingdong, but he means well.
- A heated argument or exchange of insults.
- The two politicians had a real dingdong on live television.
- Their dingdong over the parking spot lasted ten minutes.
- I don't want to get into a dingdong with you about whose turn it is.