Meaning

1 senses
  1. To perform such a prank.

    einen Klingelstreich spielen

Translations

1 languages
Deutsch
By meaning 1
to perform such a prank:

Origin

From ding-dong (“sound made by a door bell”) + ditch (“to abandon”).

From ding-dong (“sound made by a door bell”) + ditch (“to abandon”).

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Forms

ding-dong ditches, ding-dong ditching, ding-dong ditched, ding-dong ditched
Base formding-dong ditch · to ding-dong ditch
3rd person singularding-dong ditches
Present participleding-dong ditching
Past simpleding-dong ditched
Past participleding-dong ditched

regular

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyding-dong ditch
he, she, itding-dong ditches

Past simpleLesson

all personsding-dong ditched

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave ding-dong ditched
he, she, ithas ding-dong ditched

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill ding-dong ditch

Synonyms

3 synonyms

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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