ding dong
UK/dɪŋ(ɡ)ˈdɒŋ(ɡ)/
ding dong interjection: the sound made by a bell; especially, that made by a doorbell. Also the alternative form of ding-dong.
Interjection
- The sound made by a bell; especially, that made by a doorbell.
- Ding dong bell, pussy's in the well! / Who put her in? Little Johnny Thin. / Who pulled her out? Little Tommy Stout.
- A general exclamation of surprise or approval.
- — Here's a photo of my new girlfriend. — Ding dong!
- Ding dong, you're not wrong.1959, Norman Hudis, 0:44:35 from the start, in Carry On Nurse (motion picture), spoken by Jack Bell (Leslie Phillips), Anglo-Amalgamated Film Distributors, →OCLC, retrieved 10 Nov 2017
Also used as
ding dong is also the alternative form of ding-dong.
ding dong meaning in Vietnamese
ding dong in Vietnamese
- onomatopoeia for the sound of a doorbell
- bính bong, bính boong
Synonyms of ding dong
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Forms of ding dong
| plural | ding dongs |
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Origin of ding dong
See ding-dong
Questions about ding dong
- What does ding dong mean?
- Ding dong means the sound made by a bell; especially, that made by a doorbell.
- What is ding dong in Vietnamese?
- Ding dong in Vietnamese is bính bong, bính boong. See Ding dong meaning in Vietnamese.
- What part of speech is ding dong?
- Ding dong is an interjection.
- How do you pronounce ding dong?
- Ding dong is pronounced /dɪŋ(ɡ)ˈdɒŋ(ɡ)/ (UK).
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