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  bing

  noun

  a heap or pile.
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  Bing

  noun

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

bing

¹ American  

[bing] / bɪŋ /

noun

British Dialect.

1. a heap or pile.

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bing ² American  

[bing] / bɪŋ /

verb (used without object)

Obsolete.

1. to go.

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Bing ³ 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 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 bing²

First recorded in 1560–70; origin uncertain

Origin of Bing⁴

An Americanism dating back to 1920–25

Example Sentences

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bing Bing

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

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 12, 2025

This pinot from Viu Manent was reticent at first, but it rewarded my patience with savory, earthy notes of bing cherries and dried autumn leaves.

From Washington Post ● Feb. 16, 2023

I regret to say I too use bing as their default search, for the rewards money.

From The Verge ● Feb. 14, 2022

"On the palate, the wine is light on its feet with lifted acidity and an exuberant pop of raspberry and bing cherry."

From Salon ● Sep. 9, 2021

She reported that her neighbor’s bing cherry tree was so heavy with ripe fruit that several of its branches were at that very moment bending low over her backyard.

From "The Omnivore's Dilemma" by Michael Pollan

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

Bing Crosby sang here once for a fundraiser in 1948.

From BBC ● Apr. 30, 2026

By the early 1930s, Bing Crosby had created a distinctively American vocal style—low-key, expressive—which was adapted by Billie Holiday and Frank Sinatra.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 14, 2026

It was snowing, chunky, wet flakes, and normally I’m with Bing and dig a white Christmas, but this year it meant I’d be busting my ass clearing out driveways.

From "Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet" by Joanne Proulx