DING-DONG


Meaning of DING-DONG in English

/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 ]

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