ding vs report

ding

verb
  • To keep repeating; impress by reiteration, with reference to the monotonous striking of a bell. 

  • To make high-pitched sound like a bell. 

  • To hit or strike. 

  • To fire or reject. 

  • To mishit (a golf ball). 

  • To level up. 

  • To inflict minor damage upon, especially by hitting or striking. 

  • To deduct, as points, from (somebody), in the manner of a penalty; to penalize. 

  • To dash; to throw violently. 

noun
  • The high-pitched resonant sound of a bell. 

  • A rejection. 

  • The act of levelling up. 

  • An ancient Chinese vessel with legs and a lid. 

  • Very minor damage, a small dent or chip. 

  • An indigenous inhabitant of the New Territories entitled to the building a village house under the Small House Policy. 

report

verb
  • To repeat (something one has heard), to retell; to pass on, convey (a message, information etc.). 

  • To write news reports (for); to cover as a journalist or reporter. 

  • To relate details of (an event or incident); to recount, describe (something). 

  • To be accountable to or subordinate to (someone) in a hierarchy; to receive orders from (someone); to give official updates to (someone who is above oneself in a hierarchy). 

  • To show up or appear at an appointed time; to present oneself. 

  • To notify someone of (particular intelligence, suspicions, illegality, misconduct etc.); to make notification to relevant authorities; to submit a formal report of. 

  • To make a formal statement, especially of complaint, about (someone). 

  • To take minutes of (a speech, the doings of a public body, etc.); to write down from the lips of a speaker. 

noun
  • An employee whose position in a corporate hierarchy is below that of a particular manager. 

  • Reputation. 

  • The sharp, loud sound from a gun or explosion. 

  • A piece of information describing, or an account of certain events given or presented to someone, with the most common adpositions being by (referring to creator of the report) and on (referring to the subject). 

How often have the words ding and report occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )