Dingling

/ˈdɪŋɡəlɪŋ/ adjective

Definition

Swinging, bouncing, or moving with a light jerky motion; making a tinkling sound while hanging loosely.

Etymology

Present participle of 'dingle' with '-ing' suffix, suggesting ongoing motion. The -ing form captures the continuous, repetitive quality of bouncing or swinging movement.

Kelly Says

The '-ing' form of movement words is pure genius: 'dingling,' 'dangling,' 'jingling' all create a sense of ongoing motion that the root word alone can't capture.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ሰንሰር
sen-ser
ARالعربية
جرس
jirs
BNবাংলা
ঘণ্টা
ghon-ta
CACatalà
campaneta
kam-pa-ne-ta
CSČeština
zvon
zvon
DADansk
klokkespil
klo-kes-pil
DEDeutsch
Glocke
glock-eh
ELΕλληνικά
κύρια
ky-ree-ah
ESEspañol
campana
kam-pa-nah
FAفارسی
زنگ
zing
FISuomi
kello
kel-lo
FRFrançais
clochette
klo-sheht
GUGU
ગોળ
gol
HAHA
kofar
koh-far
HEעברית
זמזם
zmezem
HIहिन्दी
घंटी
ghanti
HUMagyar
harang
ha-rang
IDBahasa Indonesia
bel
bel
IGIG
igwe
ee-gwe
ITItaliano
campanello
kam-pa-ne-lo
JA日本語
suzu
KKKK
шаңырақ
sha-n-y-raq
KMKM
ក្បាល
k-baal
KO한국어
종소리
jong-so-ri
MRMR
घंटी
ghanti
MSBahasa Melayu
bel
bel
MYမြန်မာ
လှိုင်
lhaing
NLNederlands
belletje
bel-let-je
NONorsk
klokke
klo-keh
PAPA
ling
PLPolski
dzwonek
dzvon-ek
PTPortuguês
sininho
sin-ee-nyo
RORomână
clopoțel
klo-po-tel
RUРусский
колокольчик
kolo-kol-chik
SVSvenska
klocka
klo-kah
SWKiswahili
kin
kin
TAதமிழ்
பொன்னி
pon-ni
TEతెలుగు
బంగారు
ban-ga-ru
THไทย
ระฆัง
ra-kang
TLTL
tambo
tam-bo
TRTürkçe
çan
chan
UKУкраїнська
дзвіночок
dzv-in-ochok
URاردو
گھنٹی
ghan-tee
VITiếng Việt
chuông
chuhng
YOYO
ìgbẹ̀
ee-gbeh
ZH中文
铃铛
língdāng
ZUZU
isibindi
ee-si-bin-dee

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