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Entry 6 senses · 3 variants Webster, 1913

Ding

/(dĭng)/ · IPA /dɪŋ/
01 v. t. To dash; to throw violently.
imp. & p. p. Dinged; p. pr. & vb. n. Dinging
  1. 1.
    To dash; to throw violently.[Obs.]
    “To ding the book a coit's distance from him.” Milton.
  2. 2.
    To cause to sound or ring.
Phrases & compounds
To ding (anything) in one's ears — to impress one by noisy repetition, as if by hammering.
02 v. i. To strike; to thump; to pound.
  1. 1.
    To strike; to thump; to pound.[Obs.]
    “Diken, or delven, or dingen upon sheaves.” — Piers Plowman.
  2. 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. 3.
    To talk with vehemence, importunity, or reiteration; to bluster.[Low]
03 n. A thump or stroke, especially of a bell.
  1. 1.
    A thump or stroke, especially of a bell.