dinge
To strike, scourge, beatTo strike, scourge, beat; indent, bruise, knock in
» The bell dinged, and the doors opened.
Meaning
2 sensesTo strike, scourge, beat; indent, bruise, knock in
To flog, as in penance
- make dingy
- make a dent or impression in
Examples
4 sentencesThe bell dinged, and the doors opened.
The elevator bell dinged and the doors opened.
Tom opened his car door with a little too much force and accidentally dinged the car parked next to him.
deTom öffnete die Autotür etwas zu schwungvoll, so dass sie versehentlich gegen den Wagen, der neben seinem parkte, schlug. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Sami's phone dinged and it was a message from Layla.
Origin
From Middle English *dengen, from Old English denġan, denċġan, from Proto-West Germanic *dFrom Middle English *dengen, from Old English denġan, denċġan, from Proto-West Germanic *dangijan, from Proto-Germanic *dangijaną (“to beat, hit”).
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Forms
dinges, dingeing, dinged, dingedSynonyms
1 synonyms- make a dent or impression in:batter
Word family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle