dinge
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dinge
(dĭnj)n.
Grime or squalor.
[Back-formation from dingy.]
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dinge
(dɪndʒ)n
dinginess
[C19: back formation from dingy]
dinge
(dɪndʒ)n
(Peoples) a Black person
adj
(Peoples) of or relating to Black people
dinge
(dɪndʒ)vb (tr)
to make a dent in (something)
n
a dent
[of unknown origin]
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dinge
(dɪndʒ)n.
the condition of being dingy; dinginess.
[1840–50; back formation from dingy]
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dinge
Past participle: dinged
Gerund: dinging
| Imperative |
|---|
| dinge |
| dinge |
| Present |
|---|
| I dinge |
| you dinge |
| he/she/it dinges |
| we dinge |
| you dinge |
| they dinge |
| Preterite |
|---|
| I dinged |
| you dinged |
| he/she/it dinged |
| we dinged |
| you dinged |
| they dinged |
| Present Continuous |
|---|
| I am dinging |
| you are dinging |
| he/she/it is dinging |
| we are dinging |
| you are dinging |
| they are dinging |
| Present Perfect |
|---|
| I have dinged |
| you have dinged |
| he/she/it has dinged |
| we have dinged |
| you have dinged |
| they have dinged |
| Past Continuous |
|---|
| I was dinging |
| you were dinging |
| he/she/it was dinging |
| we were dinging |
| you were dinging |
| they were dinging |
| Past Perfect |
|---|
| I had dinged |
| you had dinged |
| he/she/it had dinged |
| we had dinged |
| you had dinged |
| they had dinged |
| Future |
|---|
| I will dinge |
| you will dinge |
| he/she/it will dinge |
| we will dinge |
| you will dinge |
| they will dinge |
| Future Perfect |
|---|
| I will have dinged |
| you will have dinged |
| he/she/it will have dinged |
| we will have dinged |
| you will have dinged |
| they will have dinged |
| Future Continuous |
|---|
| I will be dinging |
| you will be dinging |
| he/she/it will be dinging |
| we will be dinging |
| you will be dinging |
| they will be dinging |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I have been dinging |
| you have been dinging |
| he/she/it has been dinging |
| we have been dinging |
| you have been dinging |
| they have been dinging |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I will have been dinging |
| you will have been dinging |
| he/she/it will have been dinging |
| we will have been dinging |
| you will have been dinging |
| they will have been dinging |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I had been dinging |
| you had been dinging |
| he/she/it had been dinging |
| we had been dinging |
| you had been dinging |
| they had been dinging |
| Conditional |
|---|
| I would dinge |
| you would dinge |
| he/she/it would dinge |
| we would dinge |
| you would dinge |
| they would dinge |
| Past Conditional |
|---|
| I would have dinged |
| you would have dinged |
| he/she/it would have dinged |
| we would have dinged |
| you would have dinged |
| they would have dinged |
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Noun 1. dinge - discoloration due to dirtiness
dirtiness, uncleanness - the state of being unsanitary
Verb 1. [画像:dinge - make a dent or impression in]dinge - make a dent or impression in; "dinge a soft hat"
2. dinge - make dingy
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