bing

¹

[bing]

noun

British Dialect.

1. a heap or pile.

Bing

²

[bing]

noun

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

2. a first name.

bing

³

[bing]

verb (used without object)

Obsolete.

1. to go.

Bing

⁴

[bing]

noun

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

Bing

¹

/ bɪŋ /

noun

1. a popular search engine on the internet

verb

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

bing

²

/ bɪŋ /

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of Bing¹

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

Origin of Bing²

First recorded in 1560–70; origin uncertain

Origin of Bing³

An Americanism dating back to 1920–25

Word History and Origins

Origin of Bing¹

C16: from Old Norse bingr heap

Example Sentences

It was popularised by Bing Crosby, who, as a significant shareholder, would sing in ads and radio show jingles about frozen orange juice being "better for your health".

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As a popular singer, Sinatra had already shown an interest in European formal music; as arranger Billy May told me in the 1990s, “at that time Bing Crosby, the No. 1 singer then, had four strings in his orchestra. Frank had 12.”

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It has moved quickly to integrate partner OpenAI’s AI models—branded as Copilot—into its Bing search page.

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But with 3.98 % global market share, Bing, the No. 2 player behind Google, has little fizz.

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At one point, Apple was evaluating a potential acquisition of Bing.

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