dingdong
(adverb) heartily or earnestly; “They fell to work dingdong”
ding, dong, dingdong
(verb) go ‘ding dong’, like a bell
Source: WordNet® 3.1
dingdong (plural dingdongs)
Alternative spelling of ding-dong
dingdong (third-person singular simple present dingdongs, present participle dingdonging, simple past and past participle dingdonged)
Alternative spelling of ding-dong
• gnodding
Source: Wiktionary
Ding"dong`, n. Etym: [See Ding.]
1. The sound of, or as of, repeated strokes on a metallic body, as a bell; a repeated and monotonous sound.
2. (Horol.)
Definition: An attachment to a clock by which the quarter hours are struck upon bells of different tones.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
3 May 2024
(verb) practice sophistry; change the meaning of or be vague about in order to mislead or deceive; “Don’t twist my words”
The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.
