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• ding-dong — /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… …   Universalium

• ding-dong — [diŋ′dôŋ΄, diŋ′däng΄] n. [echoic] 1. the sound of a bell being rung ☆ 2. Slang DING A LING adj. Informal carried out, as a contest or fight, with continual, successive changes in the lead or advantage; vigorously contested vi. to sound with a… …   English World dictionary

• ding-dong — [ˈdıŋ dɔŋ US do:ŋ] n [Date: 1500 1600; Origin: From the sound] 1.) [U] the noise made by a bell 2.) [singular] BrE spoken a noisy argument ▪ They were having a real ding dong in the kitchen. 3.) AmE spoken a stupid person …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• Ding Dong — bezeichnet: ein Onomatopoetikum für das Glockenläuten (z. B. in Comics) als Person einen berüchtigten US amerikanischen Dieb aus dem Umfeld der Hudson Dusters in den Medien: ein Charakter des japanischen Mangas Doraemon eine Goldsingle der… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

• ding-dong — [ dıŋ,daŋ ] noun 1. ) uncount the sound that a bell makes 2. ) singular BRITISH VERY INFORMAL a loud argument, accident, or fight …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• ding dong — imitative of the sound of a bell, c.1560 …   Etymology dictionary

• ding-dong — ► NOUN Brit. 1) the sound of a bell ringing with simple alternate chimes. 2) informal a fierce argument or fight. ► ADJECTIVE ▪ (of a contest) evenly matched and intensely fought …   English terms dictionary

• Ding Dong — For other uses, see Ding Dong (disambiguation). Ding Dongs A Ding Dong is a chocolate cake that is sold by Hostess Brands. It is round with a flat top and bottom, about three inches in diameter and a little more than an inch high, similar in… …   Wikipedia

• ding-dong — [[t]dɪ̱ŋ dɒŋ, AM dɔːŋ[/t]] 1) SOUND Ding dong is used in writing to represent the sound made by a bell. Ding dong, went the doorbell. 2) N SING A ding dong is a lively quarrel or fight. [BRIT, INFORMAL] My two daughters had a ding dong …   English dictionary

• ding-dong — dingdong ding dong , ding dong ding dong, n. [See {Ding}.] 1. The sound of, or as of, repeated strokes on a metallic body, as a bell; a repeated and monotonous sound. [1913 Webster] 2. (Horol.) An attachment to a clock by which the quarter hours… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English