bing
noun
a heap or pile.
bing
1 American
[bing]
/ bɪŋ /
noun
British Dialect.
bing
2
American
[bing]
/ bɪŋ /
verb (used without object)
Obsolete.
Bing
3
American
[bing]
/ bɪŋ /
noun
-
Sir Rudolf, 1902–97, English opera impresario born in Austria; in the U.S. 1949–97.
-
a first name.
Bing
4
American
[bing]
/ bɪŋ /
noun
Bing
1
British
/ bɪŋ /
noun
verb
bing
2
British
/ bɪŋ /
noun
Etymology
Origin of bing1
1275–1325; Middle English < Old Norse bingr bunk, bin
Origin of bing2
First recorded in 1560–70; origin uncertain
Origin of Bing4
An Americanism dating back to 1920–25
Example Sentences
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If this were New York, that might be it: “fiat mayor,” bada boom, bada bing.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 20, 2022
In his cookbook, Gaw suggests filling dan bing with vegetables or meats.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 27, 2022
I regret to say I too use bing as their default search, for the rewards money.
From The Verge ● Feb. 14, 2022
It was brought to the country by Chinese immigrants in the late 19th century, as an adaptation of bing.
From New York Times ● Feb. 4, 2022
A bowl of fresh bing cherries is nice, but to turn them into a pastry is surely a more thoughtful gesture.
From "The Omnivore's Dilemma" by Michael Pollan
The European Parliament just switched its default search provider to a French service, called Qwant, to reduce reliance on American technology — but the search engine turns to Microsoft Bing for much of its results.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 5, 2026
Other search engines like Bing, Brave and Duck Duck Go, through which the Claude chat logs also appeared, were approached for comment.
From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026
Fallen fruit squishes under shoes as people walk back to the scales with their buckets full of red Bing and Brooks cherries, and yellow Rainiers.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 19, 2026
His death set off waves of grief among generations of "Friends" fans who loved him as the sarcastic man-child Chandler Bing.
From Barron's ● May 13, 2026
It was one of complete despair and horror, for losing Bing, for being so foolish as to think she could use faith to change fate.
From "The Joy Luck Club" by Amy Tan
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