bing

¹ American  

[bing] / bɪŋ /

noun

British Dialect.

1. a heap or pile.

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Bing ² American  

[bing] / bɪŋ /

noun

1. Sir Rudolf, 1902–97, English opera impresario born in Austria; in the U.S. 1949–97.

2. a first name.

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bing ³ American  

[bing] / bɪŋ /

verb (used without object)

Obsolete.

1. to go.

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Bing ⁴ American  

[bing] / bɪŋ /

noun

1. a variety of dark red or blackish sweet cherry.

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Bing ¹ British  

/ bɪŋ /

noun

1. a popular search engine on the internet

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verb

1. to search for (something on the internet) using Bing

bing ² British  

/ bɪŋ /

noun

1. dialect a heap or pile, esp of spoil from a mine

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Etymology

Origin of bing¹

1275–1325; Middle English < Old Norse bingr bunk, bin

Origin of bing³

First recorded in 1560–70; origin uncertain

Origin of Bing⁴

An Americanism dating back to 1920–25

Example Sentences

When researchers look for related work to cite, Bing Chat -- described as the first widely adopted AI powered search tool -- performed better at surfacing newer papers and relevant books than traditional search tools.

From Science Daily

For this piece, random performers are paired up for duets to try to replicate the magic of David Bowie and Bing Crosby’s “Little Drummer Boy” to varying degrees of success.

From Los Angeles Times

Bing Crosby, a Christmas titan, racks up 70% of his annual streams in December, according to Adam Lowenberg, chief marketing officer at Primary Wave Music, a music-publishing company that also markets prominent artists’ catalogs.

From The Wall Street Journal

She had a familiar and beautiful face and she adored our shao bing finger sandwiches and pad Thai.

From Los Angeles Times

Her attorney, Mark Geragos, has said Sangha is taking responsibility but has denied she actually knew Perry, who was best known for playing Chandler Bing on the long-running sitcom Friends.

From BBC