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dinging up

dinging up is the present participle and gerund of ding up.

Meaning of ding up

Verb

ding up (third-person singular simple present dings up, present participle dinging up, simple past and past participle dinged up)

  1. (slang, transitive) To dent, bend, or injure.
    • A horse threw me last night and I dinged up my goddamn ribs1983, The Right Stuff, 00:14:25

Questions about dinging up

What is dinging up the present participle and gerund of?
Dinging up is the present participle and gerund of ding up.

Words near dinging up in the dictionary

  1. dingily
  2. Dinginan
  3. dinginess
  4. dinginesses
  5. dinging
  6. dinging up
  7. dingir
  8. dingirs
  9. dingiso
  10. dingisos
  11. dingle

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