dinging
Making bell sounds
Dinging is the present participle of ding, covering several related actions.
Most concretely, it describes making a short ringing sound: The elevator kept dinging.
In informal usage, dinging someone means criticizing or penalizing them, often repeatedly for small infractions: My credit score took a hit from all the hard inquiries dinging it.
It can also refer to causing small dents or nicks: Shopping carts keep dinging my car door.
Shallow surface depression
- nickShallow surface cut
- scratchSuperficial wound or mark
- bumpSlight collision or protrusion
- marSpoil the appearance
scuff · chip · nicked · blemish · fender · bumper · door · hail
Voicing negative assessment
- nitpickingExcessive focus on trivialities
- penalizingImposing a disadvantage for wrongdoing
- dockingConnecting to a port
- faultingAttributing blame to another
knocking · disparaging · censuring · reprimanding · deducting · marking · flagging · citing
chime
Melodic bell sound
jingle · clink · clang · toll · peal · bong · clank · tintinnabulation · resonance · reverberate
notification
Formal notice given
reminder · chime · tone · beep · buzz · ping · doorbell · timer · microwave · elevator
dent
Shallow surface depression
mar · scuff · chip · nicked · blemish · fender · bumper · door · hail · parking
criticizing
Voicing negative assessment
- nitpickingExcessive focus on trivialities
- penalizingImposing a disadvantage for wrongdoing
- dockingConnecting to a port
faulting · knocking · disparaging · censuring · reprimanding · deducting · marking · flagging · citing
dingingdroning
Sustained monotonous sound
humming · resonating · tolling · reverberating · continuous tone
dingingpraising
Voicing admiration
commending · lauding · applauding · rewarding · boosting