Swedish adjective

ding

mad, crazy/dɪŋ/

Meaning

mad, crazy

Forms

Forms of ding
Basic form	ding	with en-words
Neuter	dingt	with ett-words
Plural and definite	dinga	plural nouns, and after den / det / de
Comparative	mer ding	“-er”, “more …”
Superlative	mest ding	“-est”, “most …”

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What does ding mean in English?

ding means “mad, crazy”.

Origin

From Tavringer Romani dinalo, dingalo (“crazy”), from Romani dinelo (“stupid, crazy”).

Nearby common words

ding is number 9,099 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

9,095mobbad bullied
9,096amok amuck, amok
9,097gylf fly
9,098nosa sniff
9,100krisa to suffer a crisis (sometimes hyperbolically)
9,101sjukförsäkring income protection insurance
9,102sarkasm sarcasm (a mode of expression), a sarcasm (an expression in that mode)
9,103tapperhet bravery, courage

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Sources: Folkets lexikon (CC BY-SA 2.5) and Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), edited by Lingolib. Browse the dictionary