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    ding-dong
    /ˈdɪŋdɒŋ/

    noun

    • 1. a fierce argument or fight: informal British "they had a bit of a ding-dong"
    • 2. a silly or foolish person. informal North American

    adverb

    • 1. with the simple alternate chimes of a bell: "the church bells go ding-dong"

    adjective

    • 1. resembling the simple alternate chimes of a bell: "he heard the ding-dong tones on the aircraft"
    • 2. (of a contest) evenly matched and hard fought: informal British "the game was an exciting ding-dong battle"

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  2. The meaning of DING-DONG is the ringing sound produced by repeated strokes especially on a bell. How to use ding-dong in a sentence.

  3. DING-DONG definition: 1. used to represent the sound a bell makes or a similar sound made, for example, by an electronic…. Learn more.

  4. 4 meanings: 1. the sound of a bell or bells, esp two bells tuned a fourth or fifth apart 2. an imitation or representation of.... Click for more definitions.

  5. Footsore and hungry, with an almost intolerable thirst, we trudged along till morning, to the ding-dong, ding-dong of the deep-toned camel-bells. The familiar "ding-dong, ding-dong" which ought to have been pealing forth was not to be heard. The ding-dong of that buoy bell never had sounded so near before.

  6. Definition of ding-dong noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  7. 1. the sound of a bell. 2. any similar sound of repeated strokes. 3. Informal. ding-a-ling. 4. characterized by or resembling the sound of a bell. 5. Informal. marked by rapid alternation of retaliatory action: a ding-dong struggle.

  8. 3 days ago · DISCLAIMER: These example sentences appear in various news sources and books to reflect the usage of the word ‘ding-dong'. Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Vocabulary.com or its editors.

  9. Representing a succession of ringing sounds (often two alternating ones differing in tone or force), esp. that made by the ringing of a bell or bells, or a sound resembling or imitating this. In later use frequently with reference to the sound of a doorbell ringing. Cf. ting-tang int. By S sunday me thinkes I here the saunce bell goe ding donge.

  10. A complete guide to the word "DING-DONG": definitions, pronunciations, synonyms, grammar insights, collocations, examples, and translations.

  11. Nov 1, 2024 · ding-dong (third-person singular simple present ding-dongs, present participle ding-donging, simple past and past participle ding-donged) ( intransitive ) To ring with two tones, like a bell swinging back and forth.