dinging
SayDING-ing/ˈdɪŋɪŋ/
- 1Present participle and gerund of ding.
The microwave was dinging in the kitchen while she finished her phone call.
He spent the whole drive worrying about dinging the new car in tight parking lots.
Note
The -ing form does double duty. In "was dinging" it carries the progressive, and in "dinging the paintwork" it is a verbal noun that still takes an object. Most meanings of the verb are transitive, so the form usually wants something after it: dinging a car door, dinging a golf shot. The colloquial uses, firing someone or docking their points, suit casual talk rather than formal writing.
dinging is a form of ding
ding, verb: To make a high, ringing sound similar to that of a bell. Full entry
- Spelling
- ding → dinging: add -ing
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