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noun

ˈdiŋ-ˌdȯŋ How to pronounce ding-dong (audio)
Definition of ding-dongnext
as in lunatic
a person who lacks good sense or judgment there's always one ding-dong in the tour group who wanders off and gets lost

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ding-dong

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verb

as in to gong

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Recent Examples of ding-dong
Noun
Earlier this year, an 11-year-old boy in Houston was shot and killed while playing the seemingly harmless prank of ding-dong-ditch. — Stephanie Murray, USA Today, 12 Dec. 2025 In their search for a late-night ding-dong ditcher, a California homeowner discovered a bear pulling a prank. — Kelli Bender, PEOPLE, 4 Dec. 2025 In 2020, three 16-year-olds were killed when a man rammed his car into their vehicle in retaliation for pulling a ding-dong-ditch prank on him. — Danya Gainor, CNN Money, 3 Sep. 2025 In California, a 45-year-old man who ran down a group of ding-dong ditch pranksters, killing three teenagers, was sentenced in 2023 to life in prison. — Dennis Romero, NBC news, 1 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for ding-dong
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ding-dong
  1. lunatic
  2. gong
  3. fool
  4. clash
  5. goose
  6. jingle
  7. nut
  8. ding
Noun
  • While sane Americans were celebrating the MLB All-Star Game in Philadelphia on Tuesday night, the lunatics in Portland, Oregon were cheering along as two men made out on a baseball field during a 'Heated Rivalry' theme night.
    — Joe Kinsey OutKick, FOXNews.com, 15 July 2026
  • As a Spurs fan, I was particularly invested in Campbell in an England shirt and recall charging around the living room like a lunatic before the reality that it had been chalked off hit home.
    — The Athletic UK Staff, New York Times, 18 June 2026
Definition of lunatic
Verb
  • Temperatures are gong to be in the low-to-mid 90s across the region, with peak heat indices ranging from 100 to 107 degrees.
    — Garfield Hylton, The Orlando Sentinel, 17 July 2026
  • Prices at the auction were gong up and up.
    — USA TODAY, USA Today, 12 Sep. 2025
Definition of gong
Noun
  • There was simply no reason to try to match that; and Bogaerts would have been a fool not to accept it.
    — Dan Freedman, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
  • And coming back with a movie that has anywhere near the impact of No Way Home’s untoppable uniting of Tobey Maguire, Andrew Garfield and Holland would seem a fool’s errand.
    — Pete Hammond, Deadline, 28 July 2026
Definition of fool
Verb
  • The main event between top babyfaces Rhodes and Punk, while a compelling narrative, highlighted a repetitive formula of popular heroes clashing for world titles.
    — Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026
  • Early on, the Pisces Moon in your 5th House of Self-Expression opposes Venus in your 11th House of Community, so your expectations may clash with feedback or comparison.
    — Tarot.com, Chicago Tribune, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of clash
Noun
  • Taylor Sheridan is Paramount's golden goose right now, creating the ultra-popular Yellowstone franchise along with a passel of other shows.
    — K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 30 July 2026
  • They were provided by a speedy and adventurous black squirrel, who spent the better part of an inning on and around the playing field and at one point led an army of ground crew members on a wild goose — uh, squirrel — chase in right field.
    — Chuck Schilken, Los Angeles Times, 28 July 2026
Definition of goose
Verb
  • Just when things seemed too contentious and/or boring to a late-night viewer, Stewart knew when to jingle the keys in our face.
    — Bethy Squires, Vulture, 24 July 2026
  • On the walls, a few pots hang from a copper rod, a dinner bell waits to be jingled, and an ancient clock keeps time.
    — Elazar Sontag, Washington Post, 2 July 2026
Definition of jingle
Noun
  • Pistachios have more antioxidants than any other nut, and are also lower in calories.
    — Angelica Bottaro, Verywell Health, 5 Aug. 2026
  • In medium-small bowl, toss together chocolate, nuts, cinnamon, melted 2 tablespoons butter, and remaining 1/4 cup sugar.
    — Cathy Thomas, Oc Register, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of nut
Verb
  • The report also dings the Harris campaign for failing to distance the candidate from Biden, in light of his unpopularity at the time.
    — Phillip M. Bailey, USA Today, 21 May 2026
  • Future transshipment rules, for instance, could ding individual components that are made in one country—China, again, is a good bet—and then integrated into a product without enough of a transformation in another before winding up in the United States.
    — Jasmin Malik Chua, Sourcing Journal, 4 Nov. 2025
Definition of ding

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