ding

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ding1 / ding/ • v. [intr.] make a ringing sound: cash registers were dinging softly.• interj. used to imitate a metallic ringing sound resembling a bell.ding2 • n. inf. a deliberate or accidental blow, esp. a mark or dent on the bodywork of a car, boat, or other vehicle.• v. [tr.] inf. dent (something). ∎  hit (someone), esp. on the head: I dinged him one.

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DIng

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DIng Doctor of Engineering (Latin Doctor Ingeniariae)

The Oxford Dictionary of Abbreviations FRAN ALEXANDER , PETER BLAIR , JOHN DAINTITH , ALICE GRANDISON , VALERIE ILLINGWORTH , ELIZABETH MARTIN , ANNE STIBBS , JUDY PEARSALL , and SARA TULLOCH

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