dings

Very minor damage, a small dent or chip.

A rejection.

“I just got my first ding letter.”

To hit or strike.

To dash; to throw violently.

To inflict minor damage upon, especially by hitting or striking.

To fire or reject.

“His top school dinged him last week.”

To deduct, as points, from another, in the manner of a penalty; to penalize.

“My bank dinged me three bucks for using their competitor's ATM.”

To mishit (a golf ball).

The high-pitched resonant sound of a bell.

The act of levelling up.

To make high-pitched sound like a bell.

To keep repeating; impress by reiteration, with reference to the monotonous striking of a bell.

To level up.

An ancient Chinese vessel with legs and a lid.