dinged

verb

past tense of ding
1
as in pinged

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as in dented

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dinged
  1. pinged
  2. dented
  3. plunked
  4. tarnished
  5. clashed
  6. tinkled
  7. jingled
  8. clinked
Verb
  • Authorities said Casey’s phone was pinged and later showed a remote spot between Thunder mountain trail and Nugget Creek trail, which prompted rescue teams to respond to the area of the ping.
    — David Chiu, PEOPLE, 4 Sep. 2025
Definition of pinged
Verb
  • Also sent to the garbage via Stop Sales were dented cans of pineapple juice, oyster sauce and bean sauce.
    — David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 16 Oct. 2026
  • And the protesters’ grit, wit, inventiveness, and fearlessness have dented Modi’s authority like nothing else has in the past 12 years.
    — Pratap Bhanu Mehta, Foreign Affairs, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of dented
Verb
  • Catcher Patrick Bailey then walked to force in a run and Seymour plunked Angel Martinez to force in another.
    — Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 20 Oct. 2026
  • The bottoms are basically Molly’s baseball cap, which looks like a dome with a bill just plonked onto it, and Shannon’s wings, which the judges say are just a gingerbread cookie with some icing on it.
    — Brian Moylan, Vulture, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of plunked
Verb
  • Major financial firms like Morgan Stanley and Wells Fargo stopped participating in the company’s lucrative rankings of wealth advisers for fear of being tarnished by association.
    — Benjamin Mullin, New York Times, 15 Oct. 2026
  • The wars severely tarnished the United States’ global reputation and left a generation of Americans skeptical that the country could be a force for good in the world.
    — Philip H. Gordon, Foreign Affairs, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of tarnished
Verb
  • At least 2,400 people were arrested after rioters in cities across France on Saturday clashed with police, set cars on fire and stormed public buildings during nationwide protests against rising living costs and poor conditions in schools.
    — Tom Nouvian, Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2026
  • At least 1,800 people were arrested this past weekend after violent groups clashed with law enforcement during nationwide protests over rising living costs and poor school conditions.
    — Mike Darnay, CBS News, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of clashed
Verb
  • The bell tinkled, but this time the shelves were empty.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 2 June 2026
  • Guests in silk blouses and slacks sipped scotch while the piano man tinkled the keys.
    — Erin Florio, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Nov. 2024
Definition of tinkled
Verb
  • 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
  • The bells that dangled off her red tunic jingled.
    — Caitlin McGlade, Charlotte Observer, 17 Mar. 2026
Definition of jingled
Verb
  • Twelve of the most powerful football owners, chairmen and CEOs clinked glasses and talked shop.
    — James Horncastle, New York Times, 5 Sep. 2026
  • Miriam pulled one tooth, then another from her mouth, and clinked them into a porcelain dish on her nightstand.
    — Rachel Yoder, New Yorker, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of clinked
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