# dings

Pronunciation: say "DINGZ" /dɪŋz/

## Noun

1. Plural of ding. — plural of ding
   - Simple: Plural of ding. Use this when talking about more than one small dent or mark.
   - _A series of shallow dings ran along the edge of the old guitar._
   - _The inspector noted several dings on the fender before approving the trade._
3. Alternative form of dinger: an unregistered car. *(dialectal, Multicultural London English)* — Alternative form of dinger (“unregistered car”).
   - Simple: Alternative form of dinger, a slang word for a car with no registration.
   - _He picked up a dings from a guy down the street and drove it only on back roads._
   - _She left the dings parked in the yard rather than risk it on the highway._

## Verb

2. Third-person singular simple present of ding. — third-person singular simple present indicative of ding
   - Simple: Third-person singular of ding. Use this form with he, she, or it.
   - _The elevator dings softly each time it reaches a new floor._
   - _A careless shopper dings the car beside hers almost every week._

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/dings (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).