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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["a]nga, G. dengeln.] 1. To dash; to throw violently. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]

To ding the book a coit s distance from him. --Milton. [1913 Webster]

2. To cause to sound or ring. [1913 Webster]

{To ding (anything) in one s ears}, to impress one by noisy repetition, as if by hammering. [1913 Webster]

Ding Ding, v. i. 1. To strike; to thump; to pound. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]

Diken, or delven, or dingen upon sheaves. --Piers Plowman. [1913 Webster]

2. To sound, as a bell; to ring; to clang. [1913 Webster]

The fretful tinkling of the convent bell evermore dinging among the mountain echoes. --W. Irving. [1913 Webster]

3. To talk with vehemence, importunity, or reiteration; to bluster. [Low] [1913 Webster]

Ding Ding, n. A thump or stroke, especially of a bell. [1913 Webster]