Dingdonged

/ˈdɪŋdɔŋd/ verb

Definition

Past tense of dingdong; rang like a bell, or engaged in a back-and-forth dispute.

Etymology

Regular past tense formation of dingdong by adding '-ed' to create the past tense of the verb form.

Kelly Says

English speakers created a verb from an onomatopoeia—showing how flexible our language is at repurposing words and making them do new grammatical work.

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