Maithigí dom mo mhioncheist le bhur dtoil, ach tá mé ag lorg fóirm ceart agus focal ceart chun 'dent' a rá as Gaeilge. I was trying to tell a story about hailstones that dented the hood of someone's car and I ended up with 'ag dingt do bhoinéid' or 'ag fágáil dingeacha id bhoinéid' It was suggested to me that 'dingt' wasn't the right word and that 'ag dingeadh' would be better. An bhfuil tuairimi nó moltaí eile ag duine ar bith?

seo an t-eolas a bhfuair mé ó Easy Reader: [irishforlife.com]

1) Briarhar Rialta, Ainm Briathartha, N-Spleách [ding] pack, ram; dint

2) Briarhar Rialta, Modh Ordaitheach,
2 Ua., N-Spleách [ding] pack, ram; dint

dingeadh showed up as 1 ) Briarhar Rialta, Aimsir Chaite, Br. Saor, N-Spleách [ding] pack, ram; dint

1) Ainmfhocal b, 2ú díochlaonadh [ding]
an ding (au)
na dinge (gu)
na dingeacha (ai)
na ndingeacha (gi)

eang
1 ) Ainmfhocal b, 3ú díochlaonadh [ean] groove, indentation, nick, notch
an eang (au)
na heanga (gu)
na heangaí (ai)
na n-eangaí (gi)

imprisean
1 ) Ainmfhocal f, 1ú díochlaonadh [imprisean] impression
an t-imprisean (au)
an imprisin (gu)
na himprisin (ai)
na n-imprisean (gi)

AGUS ó achmainn.ie:

dent s (Woodw.) log m1

Ó Dónaill gives the example "Chuir sé ding sa chorcán" - He dinted the pot...

cuirim log i...(rud éigin) nó dingim - I dent/put a dent in (something)