dinge

dɪndʒ

Definition

Definition of dinge - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

damage

Rare

dent or impression on a surface

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The car door had a dinge after the accident.

dent

impression

dirtiness

Rare

state of being dirty or discolored

Rare

The dinge on the walls was hard to clean.

filth

grime

smudge

Verb

tr.

soil

Rare

make something dirty or discolored

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The walls were dinged by years of smoke and neglect.

dirty

stain

damage

Rare

make a dent or impression in something

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He managed to dinge the car door.

dent

indent

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dent or impression on a surface
state of being dirty or discolored

Origin of dinge

German, dingen (to hire)

Examples of dinge in a sentence

He noticed a dinge on the refrigerator door.
The dinge on his shirt was noticeable.
Years of dinge covered the once bright statue.
The rain dinged the car's exterior.
Her dress was dinged with mud after the hike.
The hailstorm managed to dinge the metal roof.

Careless handling can dinge the fragile surface.

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French:bosse, salir, ...
German:Delle, beschmutzen, ...
Italian:ammaccatura, sporcare, ...
Spanish:abolladura, manchar, ...
Portuguese:amolgadela, manchar, ...
Chinese:凹痕, 弄脏, ...
Japanese:へこみ, 汚す, ...
Arabic:انْبِعَاج, وَسَّخَ, ...
Hebrew:שֶׁקַע, לְלַכְלֵךְ, ...
Russian:вмятина, загрязнять, ...
Ukrainian:вм'ятина, забруднювати, ...
Hindi:डेंट, गंदा करना, ...
Bengali:ডেন্ট, ময়লা করা, ...
Catalan:abonyegament, embrutar, ...
Czech:promáčklina, ušpinit, ...
Danish:bule, beskidte, ...
Dutch:deuk, vuil maken, ...
Greek:βαθούλωμα, λερώνω, ...
Hungarian:horpadás, beszennyezni, ...
Khmer:ស្នាមប៉ោង, ប្រឡាក់, ...
Korean:찌그러짐, 더럽히다, ...
Persian:فرورفتگی, کثیف کردن, ...
Polish:wgniecenie, brudzić, ...
Portuguese (BR):amassado, manchar, ...
Romanian:adâncitură, a contamina, ...
Swedish:buckla, smutsa ner, ...
Thai:รอยบุ๋ม, ทำให้เปื้อน, ...
Turkish:göçük, kirletmek, ...
Vietnamese:vết lõm, làm bẩn, ...

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