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  • verb Present participle of ding.

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Examples

  • Looking over to the side mirror, I became convinced that someone was putting a new twist on Ding Dong Ditch only I hadn't seen a French kid run off after "dinging" and no giggles could be heard.

    French Word-A-Day: 2007

  • Looking over to the side mirror, I became convinced that someone was putting a new twist on Ding Dong Ditch only I hadn't seen a French kid run off after "dinging" and no giggles could be heard.

    baffle - French Word-A-Day 2007

  • Looking over to the side mirror, I became convinced that someone was putting a new twist on Ding Dong Ditch only I hadn't seen a French kid run off after "dinging" and no giggles could be heard.

    French Word-A-Day: 2007

  • Looking over to the side mirror, I became convinced that someone was putting a new twist on Ding Dong Ditch only I hadn't seen a French kid run off after "dinging" and no giggles could be heard.

    baffle - French Word-A-Day 2007

  • Looking over to the side mirror, I became convinced that someone was putting a new twist on Ding Dong Ditch only I hadn't seen a French kid run off after "dinging" and no giggles could be heard.

    French Word-A-Day: 2007

  • The purpose is to keep the back of the chair from making marks or 'dinging' walls which they may be pushed against.

    CR4 - Recent Forum Threads and Blog Entries 2010

  • The purpose is to keep the back of the chair from making marks or 'dinging' walls which they may be pushed against.

    CR4 - Recent Forum Threads and Blog Entries 2010

  • It throws a bone to the Occupy Wall Street crowd by dinging the financiers.

    The Tobin Tax Mirage 2011

  • In his news conference, the president also suggested dinging breaks for big oil companies and the well-to-do.

    President Gets Flak for Jet-Tax Idea John D. McKinnon 2011

  • If your bank used to charge you a 3% fee, they were probably dinging you for an extra 1 or 2%.

    Avoiding bank fees for ATM withdrawals 2009

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