ding

About 1.06 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun Very minor damage caused by being struck; a small dent or chip.
2. noun A rejection.

   I just got my first ding letter.

3. verb To hit or strike.
4. verb To dash; to throw violently.
5. verb To inflict minor damage upon, especially by hitting or striking.
6. verb To fire or reject.

   His top school dinged him last week.

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

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

8. verb To mishit (a golf ball).

Similar words

dingdong dong ring net beep ding-dong noise ting tripod small

Often followed by

ling dong an and to et the of ding

Word family

dinged dinging dings