noun A small dent, chip, or bit of minor damage.
- There's a tiny ding on the car door from the shopping cart.
- The old table was full of dings from years of family dinners.
- I noticed a small ding in my bike frame after the fall.
noun A short, high-pitched ringing sound, like a bell.
- The elevator gave a ding as it reached the lobby.
- With a bright ding, the microwave told us the soup was ready.
- I heard a ding from my phone and checked the message.
verb To damage something slightly, usually by knocking or striking it.
- I dinged the fender backing out of the driveway.
- Be careful not to ding the walls when you carry the sofa through.
- He dinged his new guitar on the doorframe and felt awful.
verb Informal: to penalize, reject, or criticize someone or something.
- The reviewer dinged the film for its slow pacing.
- He got dinged ten points for turning the assignment in late.
- Some customers ding the restaurant in their reviews for its slow service.
