dingdong

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English - English
{a} like a bell, very fast or hard
heartily or earnestly; "They fell to work dingdong
An attachment to a clock by which the quarter hours are struck upon bells of different tones
heartily or earnestly; "They fell to work dingdong"
go `ding dong', like a bell
The sound of, or as of, repeated strokes on a metallic body, as a bell; a repeated and monotonous sound
{i} ringing noise of a bell; peal; (Slang) stupid person; fool; loud dispute, fight (Informal)
alternative spelling of ding-dong
dingdong theory
The theory which maintains that the primitive elements of language are reflex expressions induced by sensory impressions; that is, as stated by Max Müller, the creative faculty gave to each general conception as it thrilled for the first time through the brain a phonetic expression; jocosely so called from the analogy of the sound of a bell induced by the stroke of the clapper