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
  • The planters themselves get chipped, scratched, dented and, in one out of every three cases so far, destroyed.
    — Josh Bergeron, Charlotte Observer, 24 July 2026
  • The conflict has also dented tourism and local businesses are taking the hit.
    — Mary Whitfill Roeloffs, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026
Definition of dented
Verb
  • Adell, who homered in the third inning, took three straight balls from O’Brien (3-4) before getting plunked by the next pitch to force in the winning run.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 21 July 2026
  • The result was a complex of squat, one- or two-level buildings with metal and glass siding, surrounded by a moat of parking spaces, with Google signs plunked into the dirt out front.
    — Claire Stapleton, New Yorker, 18 July 2026
Definition of plunked
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  • The Pentagon's inadequate communication has tarnished trust and credibility among the American public, Congress and crucial regional allies who are facing Iranian attacks, three former military officials tell Lawrence.
    — Brittney Melton, NPR, 21 July 2026
  • Jingye Group said in a WeChat statement that the nationalization move tarnished the credibility of the British government, spooked international investors and caused great losses to the company’s operation and British taxpayers’ funds.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 20 July 2026
Definition of tarnished
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  • When their personalities and policies clashed, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy decided one of them had to go as part of a wider government reshuffle.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 21 July 2026
  • Rome — Around 300 protesters clashed with riot police in Venice on Friday evening over the arrival of US ambassador to Italy Tilman Fertitta’s $450 million mega yacht Boardwalk during the city’s annual Redentore (Redeemer) festival, police said.
    — Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN Money, 18 July 2026
Definition of clashed
Verb
  • The bell tinkled, but this time the shelves were empty.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 2 June 2026
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
  • Ulloa stood up and clinked his glass to quiet the group.
    — Paul Tenorio, New York Times, 2 June 2026
  • Our buckteeth clinked painfully.
    — Charna Flam, People.com, 25 Aug. 2025
Definition of clinked
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