Answer: dinged

AnswerCrossword Clue
DINGEDDented
DINGEDNicked
DINGEDRang a bell.
DINGEDDented, as a car fender
DINGEDMade an impression on
DINGEDMade a small dent in
DINGEDDented slightly
DINGEDLeft a bad impression on?
dingedspeak with tiresome reiteration
dingedmake a ringing sound clang
dingedto dwell on with tiresome repetition keeps dinging it into him that the less he smokes the better Samuel Butler å1902
dingedDING, to sound like a bell