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  • bing
    bing
    noun
    a heap or pile.
  • Bing
    Bing
    noun
    Sir Rudolf, 1902–97, English opera impresario born in Austria; in the U.S. 1949–97.
Synonyms

bing

1 American  
[bing] / bɪŋ /

noun

British Dialect.

  1. a heap or pile.

bing 2 American  
[bing] / bɪŋ /

verb (used without object)

Obsolete.

  1. to go.

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.

Bing 4 American  
[bing] / bɪŋ /

noun

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

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

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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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The estimates were based primarily on measurements from computers running Windows and Microsoft products such as Bing and Copilot.

From Barron's • May 7, 2026

Perry famously portrayed the wisecracking Chandler Bing in the hit sitcom, which aired on NBC from 1994 to 2004.

From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2026

"Dreaming of a white Easter" does not quite have the same ring to it as the Bing Crosby classic.

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026

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 • Jan. 30, 2026

At most, it would have created a more entertaining spectacle and saved Bing, Lin, and Jimmy Smith from the humiliation of seeing their horse routed.

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand

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