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Meaning of "ding-dong" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD DING-DONG

Of imitative origin.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF DING-DONG

ding-dong play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DING-DONG

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Ding-Dong can act as a noun and an adjective.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES DING-DONG MEAN IN ENGLISH?

ding-dong

Ding Dong

The Ding Dong is a chocolate cake produced and distributed in the United States by Hostess Brands and currently owned by private equity firms Apollo Global Management and Metropoulos & Co; it remains in production and distribution in Canada from Saputo Incorporated under the name King Don. Ding Dong production resumed in the United States on July 15, 2013 after an absence from American store shelves. It is round with a flat top and bottom, about three inches in diameter and a little more than an inch high, similar in shape to a hockey puck. A white creamy filling is injected into the center, and a thin coating of chocolate glaze covers the entire cake. The cake was originally wrapped in a square of thick aluminium foil, enabling it to be carried in lunches without melting the chocolate glaze.

Definition of ding-dong in the English dictionary

The first definition of ding-dong in the dictionary is the sound of a bell or bells, esp two bells tuned a fourth or fifth apart. Other definition of ding-dong is an imitation or representation of the sound of a bell. Ding-Dong is also a violent exchange of blows or words.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DING-DONG

ding
Ding an sich
ding-a-ling
Dingaan
dingbat
dingbats
dinge
dinger
dinges
dingey
dinghies
dinghy
dingier
dingiest
dingily
dinginess
dingle
dingleberry
dingo
dingus

WORDS THAT END LIKE DING-DONG

along
among
Andong
belong
Dandong
dong
for a song
Guangdong
Gulf of Liaodong
hong
Hong Kong
in the wrong
Liaodong
long
quandong
Shandong
silver quandong
song
strong
wrong

Synonyms and antonyms of ding-dong in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «ding-dong» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DING-DONG

Find out the translation of ding-dong to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of ding-dong from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «ding-dong» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

叮咚
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

ding- dong
570 millions of speakers

English

ding-dong
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

झंकार
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

دينغ دونغ
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

динь -дон
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

ding -dong
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ঘণ্টা বাজার শব্দ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

ding dong
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Ding-dong
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

ding- dong
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ピンポーン
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

딩동
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Ding dong
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

kêu như chuông
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

டிங்-டாங்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

डिंग-डोंग
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

çetin
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

dindon
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

ding - dong
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

динь- дон
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

ding -dong
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ding - dong
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

ding- dong
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

ding - dong
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

ding- dong
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of ding-dong

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DING-DONG»

The term «ding-dong» is quite widely used and occupies the 36.528 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «DING-DONG» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «ding-dong» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «ding-dong» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about ding-dong

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DING-DONG»

Discover the use of ding-dong in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to ding-dong and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Ding dong
Timmy is left with the world's meanest babysitter-- and his fairly oddparents.
Geoff Smith, 2003
2
The Ding-Dong Bag
Rhyming text describes what happens when two boys collect all the sounds that they hear around the house into a bag.
Polly Peters, 2006
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Cow's ding dong bell
Cow loves her big ding dong bell and jingles her head so that everybody can hear it ring. But why is Cow's bell making the other animals on Goosefeather Farm so mad?
‎2005
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Book 9: The Ding Dong Ditch-a-Roo
When the doorbell keeps ringing but nobody is there, Katharine is convinced that her schoolmate Vanessa is playing tricks on her--until a school science project provides a different solution.
Lisa Mullarkey, 2012
5
Sesame Street, Ding Dong, Elmo's Here!
With Play-a-Sound: Sesame Street, Ding Dong!
Publications International, 2008
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Ding Dong the Diva's Dead
Deborah de Lille is an opera singer-in the least grand sense.
Cat Melodia, 2011
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The Ding Dong Clock
Then they can move the child-safe clock hands on the book's cover to practice what they learn. With The Ding Dong Clock little ones will be able to tell time in no time!
Carol H. Behrman, 1999
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Ding Dong, Ding Dong
Despite repeated difficulties, a large ape tries various approaches to selling Ape-On Cosmetics and his persistence pays off in an unexpected way.
Margie Palatini, 1999
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Slamma Lamma Ding Dong: An Anthology by Nebraska's Slam Poets
An Anthology by Nebraska's Slam Poets Dan Leamen. knows what you need even if you don't. Hearing you say it is the only thing He needs. It's the sound of your own voice finally getting it. You are capable of so much more. Six billion ...
Dan Leamen, 2005
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Ding Dong! It's Dora!
The following features make this Play-a-Sound book perfect for pre-readers: bull; Six buttons, including a doorbell, that play interesting sounds that illustrate the story bull; Graphic cues embedded in the text so that toddlers can "read" ...
Nickelodeon, 2008

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DING-DONG»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term ding-dong is used in the context of the following news items.
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Tour de France Motorcycle Crash | Cycling | SportsGrid
Stage 5 hasn't been kind to our two-wheeled brethren, who forgo a stable base in order to impress girls. WELL LOOK WHO'S THE DING-DONG ... «SportsGrid, Jul 15»
2
Must-see Premier League games on NBC and NBCSN in August …
A ding-dong London derby in the September sunshine should be a joy to behold. Famous Mourinho and Arsene Wenger got into a shoving ... «NBCSports.com, Jul 15»
3
Make forgiving part of our normal living - Quad-Cities Online …
When the rope is pulled the bell sounds out 'ding-dong, ding-dong, ding-dong.' But if the rope is not pulled the sound slowly fades away. «Quad-Cities Online, Jul 15»
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Sliema back into positive groove - timesofmalta.com
A ding-dong duel between Ta' Xbiex Amigos and Marsaxlokk Fischer ended with the southerners pipping Ta' Xbiex 14-13 to inflict the second ... «Times of Malta, Jul 15»
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I Saw You | I Saw you | The Pacific Northwest Inlander | News …
ding-dong-ditch To the punk(s) near Newman Lake ringing my doorbell and running off: you've got my attention, and I'm watching. And my ... «Pacific Northwest Inlander, Jul 15»
6
California Symphony to Present THE WIZARD OF OZ with Live …
... Rainbow," "We're Off to See the Wizard," "If I Only Had a Brain," "Ding-Dong! The Witch is Dead," "The Merry Old Land of Oz," and many more ... «Broadway World, Jul 15»
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WATCH OUT! Amazon hauled back to court in Special Ops wristjob …
Amazon hauled back to court in Special Ops wristjob ding-dong. Appeal beaks say horologists get day in court. Gavel. Twitter. Facebook. G+. «The Register, Jul 15»
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Novak Djokovic vs Kevin Anderson, Wimbledon 2015 - as it …
... 6-1, 3-1 Anderson* (*denotes next server). Djokovic, after the ding-dong battles of the last two games, holds to love to capitalise on the break. «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 15»
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Richland girl to hit the Benedum Center stage in 'Gypsy'
“She would perform every ding-dong day if you let her,” said Trisha's mom, Mary Holmes, 54, a controller for Westinghouse in Cranberry. «Tribune-Review, Jul 15»
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Kevin Curren's most memorable day, but also the most … - Sport24
"But" added Curren, "some time later after McEnroe had barely beaten Becker in a ding-dong struggle, John came back to me and apologised. «Sport24, Jul 15»

REFERENCE
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