Kung

¹ American  

[koong] / kʊŋ /

Or !Kung

noun

PLURAL

Kungs

PLURAL

Kung

1. a member of a San people of the Kalahari desert basin of southern Africa.

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Kung ² American  

[koong, goong] / kʊŋ, gʊŋ /

noun

1. H. H. K'ung Hsiang-hsiKong Xiangxi, 1881–1967, Chinese financier and statesman.

2. Prince, 1833–98, Chinese statesman of the late Ch'ing dynasty.

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Küng ³ American  

[koong, kyng] / kʊŋ, küŋ /

noun

1. Hans, 1928–2021, Swiss Roman Catholic theologian and writer: critic of papal authority.

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Küng British  

/ kʊŋ /

noun

1. Hans. born 1928, Swiss Roman Catholic theologian, who questioned the doctrine of infallibility: his licence to teach was withdrawn in 1979. His books include Global Responsibility (1991)

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Example Sentences

They do all the classics like beef with Chinese broccoli and Kung Pao shrimp, which have red Sichuan chiles that will make your mouth numb.

From Los Angeles Times

The International Energy Agency and other major agencies have been “raising the alarm bells on potential deficit” in the oil market, said Darwei Kung, Head of Commodities and Natural Resources at DWS.

From MarketWatch

The demand path for the oil market is “less prone to change, though a sudden price rise could temporarily keep demand off market as well,” Kung said.

From MarketWatch

Several geopolitical events that could disrupt oil supply and temporarily push oil prices higher, including U.S. sanctions on Russian oil exports, Iranian policy stance on nuclear energy development, an unsettled Gaza conflict, and rising U.S.-Venezuela tensions, Kung said.

From MarketWatch

Given all of that, “OPEC+ is right to be cautious,” said Kung.

From MarketWatch