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Definition & Synonyms
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• Ding
- (n.) A thump or stroke, especially of a bell.
- (v. t.) To dash; to throw violently.
- (v. i.) To talk with vehemence, importunity, or reiteration; to bluster.
- (v. i.) To sound, as a bell; to ring; to clang.
- (v. i.) To strike; to thump; to pound.
- (v. t.) To cause to sound or ring.
Synonyms:
Dingdong,
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• D
- () The nominal of the second tone in the model major scale (that in C), or of the fourth tone in the relative minor scale of C (that in A minor), or of the key tone in the relative minor of F.
- () The fourth letter of the English alphabet, and a vocal consonant. The English letter is from Latin, which is from Greek, which took it from Ph/nician, the probable ultimate origin being Egyptian. It is related most nearly to t and th; as, Eng. deep, G. tief; Eng. daughter, G. tochter, Gr. qyga`thr, Skr. duhitr. See Guide to Pronunciation, ├178, 179, 229.
- () As a numeral D stands for 500. in this use it is not the initial of any word, or even strictly a letter, but one half of the sign / (or / ) the original Tuscan numeral for 1000.
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• Dingdong theory
- () The theory which maintains that the primitive elements of language are reflex expressions induced by sensory impressions; that is, as stated by Max Muller, the creative faculty gave to each general conception as it thrilled for the first time through the brain a phonetic expression; -- jocosely so called from the analogy of the sound of a bell induced by the stroke of the clapper.
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• Dinged
- (imp. & p. p.) of Ding
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• Dinginess
- (n.) Quality of being dingy; a dusky hue.
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