ding

Example Sentences

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Watch him describe a crew shooting down Iranian missiles: “It’s so incredible, these guys, these geniuses. … Ding, ding, ding, ding. Missile launch, then psshm, poom!”

From Slate • Jun. 11, 2026

This is ostensibly a courtesy to avoid alerting current co-workers that you are job hunting, but it means people you rub the wrong way could ding you years later.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026

SRS owned 17.4 million shares and Pentwater, 7.8 million shares, as of March 25, accor ding to the Avis proxy dated April 2.

From Barron's • Apr. 20, 2026

It may be hard not to feel like a lower credit limit or a temporary ding to your score is a reflection on you, but it’s really not.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 3, 2026

And she was just about to get another ding when a crab scuttled out from under a piece of driftwood.

From "The Wild Robot" by Peter Brown