dinged

Definition of dingednext
past tense of ding
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dinged
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
Verb
  • Margins for ServiceNow were a concern, and so was subscription revenue growth, which was dented by the war.
    Morgan Chittum, CNBC, 25 Apr. 2026
  • Allegations of corruption over a cryptocurrency scandal have also dented Milei’s popularity.
    Semafor Events, semafor.com, 24 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • He was plunked before a piano at age 3 and could play by ear by 5.
    Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2026
  • Steer ended up getting plunked on Thursday, retribution for his Jomboy-worthy fracas.
    Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 17 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • And a scandal that sees Runway fooled by (LOL) a fast fashion brand with sweatshop ties as tarnished the mag’s sterling reputation.
    Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 29 Apr. 2026
  • Not tarnished because of this conflict.
    Mohammed Sergie, semafor.com, 24 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • But that clashed with the team’s offseason strategy.
    Alec Lewis, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2026
  • John Phelan clashed with Hegseth and other senior officials over efforts to revive US shipbuilding.
    Semafor Events, semafor.com, 24 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • The bells that dangled off her red tunic jingled.
    Caitlin McGlade, Charlotte Observer, 17 Mar. 2026
  • Netflix and Amazon jingled all the way to some big audiences on Christmas Day, thanks to the NFL.
    Katie Campione, Deadline, 31 Dec. 2025
Verb
  • Our buckteeth clinked painfully.
    Charna Flam, People.com, 25 Aug. 2025
  • Glasses clinked; and at the center of it all was her very first ESSENCE cover, in October 2017.
    Shelby Stewart, Essence, 4 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • The only recourse those unregulated bookmakers had when their Spidey-senses tingled was to simply stop taking bets on the suspicious game.
    David Hill, Rolling Stone, 31 Oct. 2025
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“Dinged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dinged. Accessed 1 May. 2026.

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