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

ChatGPT uses its own in-house search index as well as third-party search technologies such as Bing and licensed data providers to provide high-quality, up-to-date information, says OpenAI.

From The Wall Street Journal

The award was first presented in 1963 to American singer and actor Bing Crosby.

From BBC

"This finding provides a definitive clue to the origin of at least some repeating FRBs," said Professor Bing ZHANG, Chair Professor of Astrophysics of the Department of Physics and Founding Director of the Hong Kong Institute for Astronomy and Astrophysics at HKU, and a corresponding author of the paper.

From Science Daily

"One natural explanation is that a nearby companion star ejected this plasma," explained Professor Bing Zhang.

From Science Daily

The findings also support a broader theoretical framework proposed by Professor Bing Zhang and his collaborator.

From Science Daily