Dictionary entry

Ding

Webster's Dictionary 1913

Ding (?), 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. dänga, G. dengeln.] 1. To dash; to throw violently.

To ding the book a coit's distance from him. Milton.

2. To cause to sound or ring.

To ding (anything) in one's ears, to impress one by noisy repetition, as if by hammering.