1. \Ding\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Dinged}, {Dang} (Obs.), or
   {Dung} (Obs.); p. pr. & vb. n. {Dinging}.] [OE. dingen,
   dengen; akin to AS. dencgan to knock, Icel. dengja to beat,
   hammer, Sw. d["a]nga, G. dengeln.]
   1. To dash; to throw violently. [Obs.]
            To ding the book a coit's distance from him.
                                                  --Milton.
   2. To cause to sound or ring.
   {To ding (anything) in one's ears}, to impress one by noisy
      repetition, as if by hammering.
   

2. \Ding\, v. i.
   1. To strike; to thump; to pound. [Obs.]
            Diken, or delven, or dingen upon sheaves. --Piers
                                                  Plowman.
   2. To sound, as a bell; to ring; to clang.
            The fretful tinkling of the convent bell evermore
            dinging among the mountain echoes.    --W. Irving.
   3. To talk with vehemence, importunity, or reiteration; to
      bluster. [Low]
   

3. \Ding\, n.
   A thump or stroke, especially of a bell.
   

1. Synonym for feep. Usage: rare among hackers, but commoner in the Real World.

2. "dinged": What happens when someone in authority gives you a minor bitching about something, especially something trivial. "I was dinged for having a messy desk."

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