dent, ding, gouge, nick
(noun) an impression in a surface (as made by a blow)
ding
(noun) a ringing sound
ding, dong, dingdong
(verb) go āding dongā, like a bell
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Ding
(historical Chinese geography) A prefecture of imperial China within present-day Hebei under the Northern Wei, Sui, and Tang dynasties, with its seat at Dingzhou.
(historical Chinese geography) A county of Republican China in Hebei Province.
• (prefecture): Dingzhou
• (county): Dingxian
ding (plural dings)
(informal) Very minor damage, a small dent or chip.
(colloquial) A rejection.
ding (third-person singular simple present dings, present participle dinging, simple past (obsolete) dang or dinged, past participle (obsolete) dung or dinged)
(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).
ding (plural dings)
The high-pitched resonant sound of a bell.
(colloquial, RPG, especially, video games) The act of levelling up.
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, RPG, especially, video games) To level up.
ding (plural dings or ding)
An ancient Chinese vessel with legs and a lid.
Source: Wiktionary
Ding, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Dinged, Dang (Obs.), or Dung (Obs.); p. pr. & vb. n. Dinging.] Etym: [OE. dingen, dengen; akin to AS. dencgan to knock, Icel. dengja to beat, hammer, Sw. dƤnga, G. dengeln.]
1. To dash; to throw violently. [Obs.] To ding the book a coit's distance from him. Milton.
2. To cause to sound or ring. To ding (anything) in one's ears, to impress one by noisy repetition, as if by hammering.
Ding, v. i.
1. To strike; to thump; to pound. [Obs.] Diken, or delven, or dingen upon sheaves. Piers Plowman.
2. To sound, as a bell; to ring; to clang. The fretful tinkling of the convent bell evermore dinging among the mountain echoes. W. Irving.
3. To talk with vehemence, importunity, or reiteration; to bluster. [Low]
Ding, n.
Definition: A thump or stroke, especially of a bell.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
29 May 2025
(adjective) characterized by careful evaluation and judgment; āa critical readingā; āa critical dissertationā; āa critical analysis of Melvilleās writingsā
Contrary to popular belief, coffee beans are not technically beans. They are referred to as such because of their resemblance to legumes. A coffee bean is a seed of the Coffea plant and the source for coffee. It is the pit inside the red or purple fruit, often referred to as a cherry. Just like ordinary cherries, the coffee fruit is also a so-called stone fruit.
