Meaning
Very minor damage caused by being struck; a small dent or chip.
Etymology
Origin: Old English
From Middle English dingen, dyngen (strong verb), from Old English *dingan (“to ding”), from Proto-West Germanic *dingwan, from Proto-Germanic *dingwaną (“to beat”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰen- (“to beat, push”). Related to Old English denġan, denċġan (“to ding, knock, beat, strike”, weak verb) and Old Norse dengja (“to hammer”, weak verb); both from Proto-Germanic *dangijaną (“to beat, hammer, peen”), causative of *dingwaną. Cognate with Icelandic dengja (“to hammer”), Swedish dänga (“to bang, beat”), Danish dænge (“to bang, beat”), German tengeln, dengeln (“to peen”).
Synonyms & Antonyms
NYT Puzzle Appearances
Accepted in 14 recorded puzzles:
- 2026-09-23IDGLNYZ
- 2026-08-07GDEINPX
- 2026-04-24DANGBIO
- 2026-04-10NDXIGOZ
- 2025-09-22DGOTHIN
- 2025-09-07DGINOPR
- 2025-06-12DOCNIGL
- 2025-04-30DANIGLO
- 2025-03-05DARIGNW
- 2025-01-30NZDYIGL
- 2024-10-24DGPONLI
- 2024-09-25DATNMIG
+2 earlier appearances in the archive.