when the oven makes a sound

[alpacinou]

I want to describe a situation when the oven makes a sound after the food is ready. Can I use "ding"?


Is this correct?

Jane leaned against the cabinet and stared at her daughter petting their dog. How can I tell her that her teacher said all those things, Jane thought. The oven dinged, jolting her out of her reverie. She opened the lid, grabbed the pie and placed it on the table. For a moment, she gazed at the wisps of steam rising from the pie and inhaled its citrus smell.

 

[emsr2d2]

I'd say that the oven timer dinged, not the oven itself.
Ovens don't have lids, they have doors.

 

[alpacinou]

I'd say that the oven timer dinged, not the oven itself.
Ovens don't have lids, they have doors.

Is this okay?

Jane leaned against the cabinet and stared at her daughter petting their dog. How can I tell her that her teacher said all those things, Jane thought. The oven timer dinged, jolting her out of her reverie. She opened its door, grabbed the pie and placed it on the table. For a moment, she gazed at the wisps of steam rising from the pie and inhaled its citrus smell.

 

[outofdejavu]

Technically speaking, I think it depends on the oven itself.
An oven timer may beep or ding by default.

Your word choice of either "beep" or "ding" will create different acoustic effects for your readers.
A timer that beeps may suggest that the oven is a modern model, and a timer that dings, a traditional one.

 

[alpacinou]

I think I will go with beep.

Jane leaned against the cabinet and stared at her daughter petting their dog. How can I tell her that her teacher said all those things, Jane thought. The oven timer beeped, jolting her out of her reverie. She opened its door, grabbed the pie and placed it on the table. For a moment, she gazed at the wisps of steam rising from the pie and inhaled its citrus smell.

 

[emsr2d2]

You need a question mark after "all those things", even if you don't put the question in quotation marks.

 

[Tarheel]

I'm not as fond of the word "grab" as you are. I would say "She took the pie out of the oven and put it on the table." (BTW, mine dings.)