plural dingers
baseball, informal
: home run sense 1
Only the Royals, Astros and Cubs have given up more dingers than the Angels.—
Stephen Cannella
Stephen CannellaRamirez had driven in 72 runs and had scored himself 49 times, while smacking 16 dingers …—David Sabino
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Philadelphia’s left-handed slugger is in elite territory for hitting dingers.
—Josh Shepardson, Forbes.com, 25 Feb. 2026
Stewart follows it up with a mammoth dinger to straightaway centerfield.
—Caleb Yum, Austin American Statesman, 24 Feb. 2026
An inning later, Judge clubbed another two-run dinger off Ricky Vanasco.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 21 Feb. 2026
The Brewers launched a trio of dingers, all with two outs, to sink the Cubs and thrill the fans at American Family Field.
—Andy McCullough, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
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Josh Shepardson, Forbes.com, 25 Feb. 2026
Stewart follows it up with a mammoth dinger to straightaway centerfield.
—Caleb Yum, Austin American Statesman, 24 Feb. 2026
An inning later, Judge clubbed another two-run dinger off Ricky Vanasco.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 21 Feb. 2026
The Brewers launched a trio of dingers, all with two outs, to sink the Cubs and thrill the fans at American Family Field.
—Andy McCullough, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for dinger
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“Dinger.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dinger. Accessed 12 Mar. 2026.
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