ding

1. 1.

   go `ding dong', like a bell

   Synonymsdongdingdong

   Broaderring

Other forms of ding

plural

dings·

past tense

dinged·

present participle

dinging·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about ding

What does ding mean?

ding means "a ringing sound". That is the primary sense; the word has 3 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in ding?

ding has 1 syllable: ding. In IPA it is /ˈdɪŋ/.

What is another word for ding?

Close synonyms include dent, gouge, nick, dong, dingdong. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is ding a common word?

ding is banded "Common" — everyday vocabulary in speech and writing. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.