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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Ding \Ding\ (d[i^]ng), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Dinged}, {Dang}
(Obs.), or {Dung} (Obs.); p. pr. & vb. n. {Dinging}.] [OE.
dingen, dengen; akin to AS. dencgan to knock, Icel. dengja to
beat, hammer, Sw. d[aum]nga, G. dengeln.]
1. To dash; to throw violently. [Obs.]
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To ding the book a coit's distance from him.
--Milton.
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2. To cause to sound or ring.
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{To ding (anything) in one's ears}, to impress one by noisy
repetition, as if by hammering.
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