Meaning & use
dinge
A small dent, scratch, or mark of damage on a surface, especially on metal or paintwork.
See it in a sentence
There was a small dinge on the car door from the shopping cart.
He tried to hammer the dinge out of the old metal toolbox.
A note on using this word
Dinge is informal British usage for a minor dent, and it can also be used as a verb meaning to dent something slightly.
Words with a similar meaning
dent
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Another way to use it
2. verb
To make a small dent in something.
He dinged the fender while backing out of the narrow garage.
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