Ding \Ding\ (d[i^]ng), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Dinged}, {Dang}
(Obs.), or {Dung} (Obs.); p. pr. & vb. n. {Dinging}.] [OE.
dingen, dengen; akin to AS. dencgan to knock, Icel. dengja to
beat, hammer, Sw. d["a]nga, G. dengeln.]
1. To dash; to throw violently. [Obs.]

To ding the book a coit's distance from him.
--Milton.

2. To cause to sound or ring.

{To ding (anything) in one's ears}, to impress one by noisy
repetition, as if by hammering.