/ding"dawng', -dong'/ , n.
1. the sound of a bell.
2. any similar sound of repeated strokes.
3. Slang. ding-a-ling.
adj.
4. characterized by or resembling the sound of a bell.
5. marked by rapid alternation of retaliatory action: a ding-dong struggle.
[ 1550-60; gradational compound based on ding, appar. b. DIN 1 and RING 2 ]