1. past tense of ding; to make a small dent or damage to something
Usage: informal
2. past tense of ding; to make a ringing sound

Examples

• The shopping cart dinged my car door in the parking lot.
• Someone dinged the side of my bike with their keys.
• The bell dinged when the customer entered the store.
• My phone dinged with a new text message.
• The elevator dinged as it reached the fifth floor.
• The hail storm dinged the roof of every car on the street.