ding-dong

A noun referring to the sound made by a bell, especially one that rings alternately with two different tones.

• 🇩🇪Substantiv, das den Klang einer Glocke bezeichnet, besonders wenn sie abwechselnd in zwei verschiedenen Tönen läutet; auch ein lautes, rhythmisches Geräusch oder ein heftiger Wortwechsel.

1. Sound of a bell A1 informal

   The ringing sound produced by a bell, especially a doorbell or a clock.

   • The doorbell went ding-dong when I pressed it.
   • I heard the ding-dong of the church bells in the distance.
   • The clock chimed with a soft ding-dong every hour.

   🇩🇪Dingdong

   Synonyme: chimepealringringingtinkle

2. A heated argument B2 informal british

   A lively and often noisy argument or disagreement.

   • They had a real ding-dong about who should pay the bill.
   • The meeting turned into a ding-dong over the budget cuts.
   • I could hear a ding-dong coming from the next room.

   🇩🇪heftiger Wortwechsel

   Synonyme: altercationargumentclashdisagreementfightquarrelrowrun-inset-to

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• ding-dong's possessive singular form