Meaning & use
Dinged
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Caused a small dent, nick, or mark on something, or, informally, penalized or criticized someone.
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I dinged the car door while parking in the garage.
The reviewer dinged the restaurant for its slow service.
A note on using this word
Informally, 'dinged' extends beyond physical damage to mean being penalized, criticized, or marked down, as in a credit score being dinged.
Words with a similar meaning
dentednicked
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