ding

Dinge raak warm, warm.

2016, “Dinge Raak Warm”, in Sal Jy Met My Dans?, performed by Kurt Darren, South Africa:

From Dutch ding, from Old Dutch thinc, from Proto-Germanic *þingą.


ding

cim-noun

ding n (plural dingar, diminutive dingale)

dingar (plural)
dingale (diminutive)
ding (nominative singular)
dingar (definite nominative plural)
ding (accusative singular)
dingar (accusative definite plural)
dinge (dative singular)
dingarn (dative definite plural)

From Middle High German ding, from Old High German thing, from Proto-West Germanic *þing (“appointment; meeting; matter”). Cognate with German Ding, English thing.


ding

nl-noun

ding n (plural dingen, diminutive dingetje n)

dingen (plural)
dingetje (diminutive neuter)

Afrikaans: ding

Berbice Creole Dutch: dinggi

Jersey Dutch: däng

From Middle Dutch dinc, from Old Dutch thinc, from Proto-West Germanic *þing, from Proto-Germanic *þingą.


ding

first-person singular present indicative

(in case of inversion) second-person singular present indicative

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.


ding

If you surf regularly, then you're going to ding your board. Here's a rough guide on how to repair them... If the ding is on the rail, run tape across the ding conforming to the rail curve, leaving a gap to pour in resin and make sure it is sealed to prevent resin escaping and forming dribbles.

2007 September, “Ding Repairs”, BBC Wales, archived on 5 October 2014

(informal) Very minor damage, a small dent or chip.

I just got my first ding letter.

From Middle English dingen, dyngen (strong verb), from Old English *dingan (“to ding”), from Proto-West Germanic *dingwan, from Proto-Germanic *dingwaną (“to beat”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰen- (“to beat, push”).
Related to Old English denġan, denċġan (“to ding, knock, beat, strike”, weak verb) and Old Norse dengja (“to hammer”, weak verb); both from Proto-Germanic *dangijaną (“to beat, hammer, peen”), causative of *dingwaną.
Cognate with Icelandic dengja (“to hammer”), Swedish dänga (“to bang, beat”), Danish dænge (“to bang, beat”), German tengeln, dengeln (“to peen”).


ding

to ding the book a coit's distance from him

1644, John Milton, Areopagitica; a Speech of Mr. John Milton for the Liberty of Unlicenc’d Printing, to the Parlament of England, London: [s.n.], →OCLC:

If you surf regularly, then you're going to ding your board.

(transitive) To inflict minor damage upon, especially by hitting or striking.

His top school dinged him last week.

(transitive, colloquial) To fire or reject.

My bank dinged me three bucks for using their competitor's ATM.

[…] [E]mployees don't feel like they're going to get dinged on performance reviews because they had the same goals as a guy who had been there all 12 months with no leave.

2015 August 7, Ron Lieber, “Bringing paternity leave into the mainstream [print version: Paid leave expands for fathers, but will there be any takers?, International New York Times, 10 August 2015, p. 14]”, in The New York Times:

(transitive, colloquial) To deduct, as points, from (somebody), in the manner of a penalty; to penalize.

(transitive, golf) To mishit (a golf ball).

en-verb

ding (third-person singular simple present dings, present participle dinging, simple past dinged or (obsolete) dang, past participle dinged or (obsolete) dung)

dings (present singular third-person)
dinging (participle present)
dinged (past)
dang (obsolete past)
dinged (participle past)
dung (obsolete participle past)


ding

The high-pitched resonant sound of a bell.

(colloquial, roleplaying games, especially video games) The act of levelling up.


ding

The fretful tinkling of the convent bell evermore dinging among the mountain echoes.

1824, Geoffrey Crayon [pseudonym; Washington Irving], Tales of a Traveller, (please specify |part=1 to 4), Philadelphia, Pa.: H[enry] C[harles] Carey & I[saac] Lea, […], →OCLC:

These were succeeded by anchor and chain-cable forges, where sledgehammers were dinging upon iron all day long.

1846 October 1 – 1848 April 1, Charles Dickens, Dombey and Son, London: Bradbury and Evans, […], published 1848, →OCLC:

(intransitive) To make high-pitched sound like a bell.

If I'm to have any good, let it come of itself; not keep dinging it, dinging it into one so.

1884, Oswald Crawfurd, English comic dramatists:

(transitive) To keep repeating; impress by reiteration, with reference to the monotonous striking of a bell.

(intransitive, colloquial, roleplaying games, especially video games) To level up.

ding (third-person singular simple present dings, present participle dinging, simple past and past participle dinged)

dings (present singular third-person)
dinging (participle present)
dinged (participle past)
dinged (past)


ding

An ancient Chinese vessel with legs and a lid.


ding

(Hong Kong) An indigenous inhabitant of the New Territories entitled to the building a village house under the Small House Policy.


ding

(Western Australia, offensive, ethnic slur) an Italian person, specifically an Italian Australian


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ding f (genitive singular dinge, nominative plural dingeacha)

dinge (genitive singular)
dingeacha (nominative plural)
ding (indefinite nominative singular)
dingeacha (indefinite nominative plural)
a dhing (indefinite singular vocative)
a dhingeacha (indefinite plural vocative)
dinge (genitive indefinite singular)
dingeacha (genitive indefinite plural)
ding (dative indefinite singular)
dingeacha (dative indefinite plural)
an ding (definite nominative singular)
na dingeacha (definite nominative plural)
na dinge (definite genitive singular)
na ndingeacha (definite genitive plural)
leis an ding (dative definite singular)
don ding (dative definite singular)
leis na dingeacha (dative definite plural)

From Old Irish ding (“wedge”). See Etymology 2 below.


ding

ding (present analytic dingeann, future analytic dingfidh, verbal noun dingeadh, past participle dingthe)

dingeann (analytic present)
dingfidh (analytic future)
dingeadh (noun-from-verb)
dingthe (participle past)
dingim (first-person indicative present singular)
dingeann tú (indicative present second-person singular)
dingir (indicative present second-person singular)
dingeann sé (indicative present singular third-person)
sí (indicative present singular third-person)
dingimid (first-person indicative plural present)
dingeann sibh (indicative plural present second-person)
dingeann siad (indicative plural present third-person)
dingid (indicative plural present third-person)
a dhingeann (indicative present relative)
a dhingeas (indicative present relative)
a ndingeann (indicative present relative)
a ndingeas (indicative present relative)
dingtear (autonomous indicative present)
dhing mé (first-person indicative past singular)
dhingeas (first-person indicative past singular)
dhing tú (indicative past second-person singular)
dhingis (indicative past second-person singular)
dhing sé (indicative past singular third-person)
sí (indicative past singular third-person)
dhingeamar (first-person indicative past plural)
dhing muid (first-person indicative past plural)
dhing sibh (indicative past plural second-person)
dhingeabhair (indicative past plural second-person)
dhing siad (indicative past plural third-person)
dhingeadar (indicative past plural third-person)
a dhing (indicative past relative)
ar dhing (indicative past relative)
dingeadh (autonomous indicative past)
dhinginn (first-person habitual indicative past singular)
ndinginn‡‡ (first-person habitual indicative past singular)
dhingteá (habitual indicative past second-person singular)
ndingteá‡‡ (habitual indicative past second-person singular)
dhingeadh sé (habitual indicative past singular third-person)
sí (habitual indicative past singular third-person)
ndingeadh sé (habitual indicative past singular third-person)
sí‡‡ (habitual indicative past singular third-person)
dhingimis (first-person habitual indicative past plural)
dhingeadh muid (first-person habitual indicative past plural)
ndingimis‡‡ (first-person habitual indicative past plural)
ndingeadh muid‡‡ (first-person habitual indicative past plural)
dhingeadh sibh (habitual indicative past plural second-person)
ndingeadh sibh‡‡ (habitual indicative past plural second-person)
dhingidís (habitual indicative past plural third-person)
dhingeadh siad (habitual indicative past plural third-person)
ndingidís‡‡ (habitual indicative past plural third-person)
ndingeadh siad‡‡ (habitual indicative past plural third-person)
a dhingeadh (habitual indicative past relative)
a ndingeadh (habitual indicative past relative)
dhingtí (autonomous habitual indicative past)
ndingtí‡‡ (autonomous habitual indicative past)
dingfidh mé (first-person future singular)
dingfead (first-person future singular)
dingfidh tú (future second-person singular)
dingfir (future second-person singular)
dingfidh sé (future singular third-person)
sí (future singular third-person)
dingfimid (first-person future plural)
dingfidh muid (first-person future plural)
dingfidh sibh (future plural second-person)
dingfidh siad (future plural third-person)
dingfid (future plural third-person)
a dhingfidh (future relative)
a dhingfeas (future relative)
a ndingfidh (future relative)
a ndingfeas (future relative)
dingfear (autonomous future)
dhingfinn (conditional first-person singular)
ndingfinn‡‡ (conditional first-person singular)
dhingfeá (conditional second-person singular)
ndingfeá‡‡ (conditional second-person singular)
dhingfeadh sé (conditional singular third-person)
sí (conditional singular third-person)
ndingfeadh sé (conditional singular third-person)
sí‡‡ (conditional singular third-person)
dhingfimis (conditional first-person plural)
dhingfeadh muid (conditional first-person plural)
ndingfimis‡‡ (conditional first-person plural)
ndingfeadh muid‡‡ (conditional first-person plural)
dhingfeadh sibh (conditional plural second-person)
ndingfeadh sibh‡‡ (conditional plural second-person)
dhingfidís (conditional plural third-person)
dhingfeadh siad (conditional plural third-person)
ndingfidís‡‡ (conditional plural third-person)
ndingfeadh siad‡‡ (conditional plural third-person)
a dhingfeadh (conditional relative)
a ndingfeadh (conditional relative)
dhingfí (autonomous conditional)
ndingfí‡‡ (autonomous conditional)
go ndinge mé (first-person present singular subjunctive)
go ndingead (first-person present singular subjunctive)
go ndinge tú (present second-person singular subjunctive)
go ndingir (present second-person singular subjunctive)
go ndinge sé (present singular subjunctive third-person)
sí (present singular subjunctive third-person)
go ndingimid (first-person plural present subjunctive)
go ndinge muid (first-person plural present subjunctive)
go ndinge sibh (plural present second-person subjunctive)
go ndinge siad (plural present subjunctive third-person)
go ndingid (plural present subjunctive third-person)
go ndingtear (autonomous present subjunctive)
dá ndinginn (first-person past singular subjunctive)
dá ndingteá (past second-person singular subjunctive)
dá ndingeadh sé (past singular subjunctive third-person)
sí (past singular subjunctive third-person)
dá ndingimis (first-person past plural subjunctive)
dá ndingeadh muid (first-person past plural subjunctive)
dá ndingeadh sibh (past plural second-person subjunctive)
dá ndingidís (past plural subjunctive third-person)
dá ndingeadh siad (past plural subjunctive third-person)
dá ndingtí (autonomous past subjunctive)
dingim (first-person imperative singular)
ding (imperative second-person singular)
dingeadh sé (imperative singular third-person)
sí (imperative singular third-person)
dingimis (first-person imperative plural)
dingigí (imperative plural second-person)
dingidh (imperative plural second-person)
dingidís (imperative plural third-person)
dingtear (autonomous imperative)
dingeadh (noun-from-verb)
dingthe (participle past)

From Old Irish dingid (“press, force”), from Proto-Celtic *dingeti (“knead, form, press”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰinéǵʰti, nasal infix present of *dʰeyǵʰ- (“to knead, form”).


ding

dingeann (analytic present)
dingfidh (analytic future)
dingeadh (noun-from-verb)
dingthe (participle past)
dingim (first-person indicative present singular)
dingeann tú (indicative present second-person singular)
dingir (indicative present second-person singular)
dingeann sé (indicative present singular third-person)
sí (indicative present singular third-person)
dingimid (first-person indicative plural present)
dingeann sibh (indicative plural present second-person)
dingeann siad (indicative plural present third-person)
dingid (indicative plural present third-person)
a dhingeann (indicative present relative)
a dhingeas (indicative present relative)
a ndingeann (indicative present relative)
a ndingeas (indicative present relative)
dingtear (autonomous indicative present)
dhing mé (first-person indicative past singular)
dhingeas (first-person indicative past singular)
dhing tú (indicative past second-person singular)
dhingis (indicative past second-person singular)
dhing sé (indicative past singular third-person)
sí (indicative past singular third-person)
dhingeamar (first-person indicative past plural)
dhing muid (first-person indicative past plural)
dhing sibh (indicative past plural second-person)
dhingeabhair (indicative past plural second-person)
dhing siad (indicative past plural third-person)
dhingeadar (indicative past plural third-person)
a dhing (indicative past relative)
ar dhing (indicative past relative)
dingeadh (autonomous indicative past)
dhinginn (first-person habitual indicative past singular)
ndinginn‡‡ (first-person habitual indicative past singular)
dhingteá (habitual indicative past second-person singular)
ndingteá‡‡ (habitual indicative past second-person singular)
dhingeadh sé (habitual indicative past singular third-person)
sí (habitual indicative past singular third-person)
ndingeadh sé (habitual indicative past singular third-person)
sí‡‡ (habitual indicative past singular third-person)
dhingimis (first-person habitual indicative past plural)
dhingeadh muid (first-person habitual indicative past plural)
ndingimis‡‡ (first-person habitual indicative past plural)
ndingeadh muid‡‡ (first-person habitual indicative past plural)
dhingeadh sibh (habitual indicative past plural second-person)
ndingeadh sibh‡‡ (habitual indicative past plural second-person)
dhingidís (habitual indicative past plural third-person)
dhingeadh siad (habitual indicative past plural third-person)
ndingidís‡‡ (habitual indicative past plural third-person)
ndingeadh siad‡‡ (habitual indicative past plural third-person)
a dhingeadh (habitual indicative past relative)
a ndingeadh (habitual indicative past relative)
dhingtí (autonomous habitual indicative past)
ndingtí‡‡ (autonomous habitual indicative past)
dingfidh mé (first-person future singular)
dingfead (first-person future singular)
dingfidh tú (future second-person singular)
dingfir (future second-person singular)
dingfidh sé (future singular third-person)
sí (future singular third-person)
dingfimid (first-person future plural)
dingfidh muid (first-person future plural)
dingfidh sibh (future plural second-person)
dingfidh siad (future plural third-person)
dingfid (future plural third-person)
a dhingfidh (future relative)
a dhingfeas (future relative)
a ndingfidh (future relative)
a ndingfeas (future relative)
dingfear (autonomous future)
dhingfinn (conditional first-person singular)
ndingfinn‡‡ (conditional first-person singular)
dhingfeá (conditional second-person singular)
ndingfeá‡‡ (conditional second-person singular)
dhingfeadh sé (conditional singular third-person)
sí (conditional singular third-person)
ndingfeadh sé (conditional singular third-person)
sí‡‡ (conditional singular third-person)
dhingfimis (conditional first-person plural)
dhingfeadh muid (conditional first-person plural)
ndingfimis‡‡ (conditional first-person plural)
ndingfeadh muid‡‡ (conditional first-person plural)
dhingfeadh sibh (conditional plural second-person)
ndingfeadh sibh‡‡ (conditional plural second-person)
dhingfidís (conditional plural third-person)
dhingfeadh siad (conditional plural third-person)
ndingfidís‡‡ (conditional plural third-person)
ndingfeadh siad‡‡ (conditional plural third-person)
a dhingfeadh (conditional relative)
a ndingfeadh (conditional relative)
dhingfí (autonomous conditional)
ndingfí‡‡ (autonomous conditional)
go ndinge mé (first-person present singular subjunctive)
go ndingead (first-person present singular subjunctive)
go ndinge tú (present second-person singular subjunctive)
go ndingir (present second-person singular subjunctive)
go ndinge sé (present singular subjunctive third-person)
sí (present singular subjunctive third-person)
go ndingimid (first-person plural present subjunctive)
go ndinge muid (first-person plural present subjunctive)
go ndinge sibh (plural present second-person subjunctive)
go ndinge siad (plural present subjunctive third-person)
go ndingid (plural present subjunctive third-person)
go ndingtear (autonomous present subjunctive)
dá ndinginn (first-person past singular subjunctive)
dá ndingteá (past second-person singular subjunctive)
dá ndingeadh sé (past singular subjunctive third-person)
sí (past singular subjunctive third-person)
dá ndingimis (first-person past plural subjunctive)
dá ndingeadh muid (first-person past plural subjunctive)
dá ndingeadh sibh (past plural second-person subjunctive)
dá ndingidís (past plural subjunctive third-person)
dá ndingeadh siad (past plural subjunctive third-person)
dá ndingtí (autonomous past subjunctive)
dingim (first-person imperative singular)
ding (imperative second-person singular)
dingeadh sé (imperative singular third-person)
sí (imperative singular third-person)
dingimis (first-person imperative plural)
dingigí (imperative plural second-person)
dingidh (imperative plural second-person)
dingidís (imperative plural third-person)
dingtear (autonomous imperative)
dingeadh (noun-from-verb)
dingthe (participle past)
ding (mutation mutation-radical)
dhing (lenition mutation)
nding (eclipsis mutation)


ding

ding (nominative singular)
ding (nominative plural)
ding (accusative singular)
ding (accusative plural)
dinges (genitive singular)
dingo (genitive plural)
dinge (dative singular)
dingum (dative plural)
dingu (instrumental singular)

Middle High German: dinc

Cimbrian: ding

German: Ding

Luxembourgish: Déngen

Pennsylvania German: Ding


ding

An he's awa tae the greenwood gane / Tae ding the dun deer doon.

And he's gone away to the greenwood / To strike the dun deer down.

‘Gude help him!—twa lines o' Davie Lindsay would ding a' he ever clerkit.’

An the black lad frae yont Nyanga dings the fell gallows o the burghers doun

1960, “Freedom Come-All-Ye”performed by Hamish Henderson:

And the black lad from distant Nyanga tears the foul gallows of the bourgeois down.

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ding (third-person singular simple present dings, present participle dingin, simple past dang, past participle dung)

dings (present singular third-person)
dingin (participle present)
dang (past)
dung (participle past)

Probably from Old Norse dengja (“to beat, thrash”). Cognate with Swedish dänga, Danish dænge.


ding

Jag fattar ingenting / jag är väl lite ding.

1968, Peter Himmelstrand (lyrics and music), “Det börjar verka kärlek, banne mej”performed by Claes-Göran Hederström:

I just don’t get it / I guess I’m a little bit daft.

ding (comparative mer ding, superlative mest ding)

mer ding (comparative)
mest ding (superlative)
ding (common-gender indefinite positive singular)
mer ding (common-gender comparative indefinite singular)
mest ding (common-gender indefinite singular superlative)
dingt (indefinite neuter positive singular)
mer dingt (comparative indefinite neuter singular)
mest dingt (indefinite neuter singular superlative)
dinga (indefinite plural positive)
mer dinga (comparative indefinite plural)
mest dinga (indefinite plural superlative)
dinge (archaic indefinite masculine plural positive)
mer dinga (archaic comparative indefinite masculine plural)
mest dinga (archaic indefinite masculine plural superlative)
dinge (definite masculine positive singular)
mer dinge (comparative definite masculine singular)
mest dinge (definite masculine singular superlative)
dinga (definite positive)
mer dinga (comparative definite)
mest dinga (definite superlative)

From Tavringer Romani dinalo, dingalo (“crazy”), from Romani dinelo (“stupid, crazy”). Related to Sanskrit दीन (dīna, “weak”).


ding

From Old Frisian thing, from Proto-West Germanic *þing. Cognates include Saterland Frisian Ding, Dutch ding and German Ding.


ding

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ding (Sawndip form 丁, 1957–1982 spelling diŋ)