Adverb: dingdongVerb: dingdongNoun: ding-dong 'ding,dóng
- The noise made by a bell
"The ding-dong of the doorbell interrupted their conversation"
- [Brit, informal] An angry dispute
"they had a ding-dong";
- quarrel, wrangle, row[2], words, run-in [informal], dustup [informal], blue [Austral, NZ, informal], dust-up, bust-up [informal], barney [Brit, informal], slanging match [Brit, informal]
Derived forms: dingdonged, ding-dongs, dingdongs, dingdonging
Type of: conflict, difference, difference of opinion, dispute, noise, peal, ring
Encyclopedia: Dingdong
Ding-dong