Dictionary entry

Ding (2)

Webster's Dictionary 1913

Ding, v. i. 1. To strike; to thump; to pound.

Diken, or delven, or dingen upon sheaves. Piers Plowman.

2. To sound, as a bell; to ring; to clang.

The fretful tinkling of the convent bell evermore dinging among the mountain echoes. W. Irving.

3. To talk with vehemence, importunity, or reiteration; to bluster.