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ding-dong

[ding-dawng, -dong] / ˈdɪŋˌdɔŋ, -ˌdɒŋ /


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Inside were cameras and listening devices throughout the house; anyone approaching his locked bedroom would be detected and announced by loud ding-dong sounds before reaching the bedroom door.

From The Wall Street Journal May 2, 2026

It went to eight deuces before a netted backhand allowed Siniakova to level the set at 3-3 before another ding-dong battle in the next game.

From Barron's Jan. 22, 2026

Two of the best teams in the NFL just happen to be division rivals who served up a beauty with Detroit kicker Jake Bates settling a ding-dong battle 31-29 with his last-minute field goal.

From BBC Oct. 21, 2024

Everyone singing the "ding-dong" song from "The Wizard of Oz" has a right to enjoy whatever the relative silence her absence yields.

From Salon Aug. 5, 2021

My homework swims in front of my closed eyes—the Intro to Wall Street stock-picking game, the Inca history paper, the ding-dong math test—they appear as if on a gravestone.

From "It’s Kind of a Funny Story" by Ned Vizzini

I am puzzled by a series of ding-dongs which follow my use of the internet.

From Seattle Times Apr. 29, 2023

Complete with sleigh bells, ding-dongs and celestial choirs, it is one of three songs the stars wrote after Sir Elton pitched the idea last Christmas.

From BBC Dec. 2, 2021

“And then we figured out where it was so, and then one of your officers was like, ‘Hey, hey ding-dongs, you’re at the wrong spot.’”

From New York Times Jul. 8, 2020

We are a group of merry ding-dongs who love each other.

From Salon Sep. 26, 2019

The doorbell ding-dongs, and children squeal outside, and Freckles goes, “God! We spent all that time at Duane Reade and didn’t even think to pick up candy.”

From "Better Nate Than Ever" by Tim Federle




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