Ding \Ding\ (d[i^]ng), 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. d["a]nga, G. dengeln.] 1. To dash; to throw violently. [Obs.]
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.
Ding \Ding\, v. i. 1. To strike; to thump; to pound. [Obs.]
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. [Low]
Ding \Ding\, n. A thump or stroke, especially of a bell.