bing

[ bing ]

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nounBritish Dialect.

a heap or pile.

Origin of bing

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

Words Nearby bing

Other definitions for bing (2 of 4)

bing²

[ bing ]

verb (used without object)Obsolete.

to go.

Origin of bing

First recorded in 1560–70; origin uncertain

Other definitions for Bing (3 of 4)

Bing¹

[ bing ]

noun

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

Other definitions for Bing (4 of 4)

Bing²

[ bing ]

noun

a variety of dark red or blackish sweet cherry.

Origin of Bing

⁴

An Americanism dating back to 1920–25

Also called Bing cherry.

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How to use bing in a sentence

A “friend” reports from Washington state: Yes, the legal pot is of the (ba-da-bing) highest quality.
Quality Bud, but Like, Whoa, The Prices | Kelly Williams Brown | July 26, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
I remember my sister being mindblown that bing Crosby and David Bowie were singing “The Little Drummer Boy” together.
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Sunai accuses the military of “grab[bing] power with very lame justification.”
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The stars kept coming: bing Crosby, Gary Cooper, Merle Oberon.
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Now He Who Was Chandler bing is set to star, co-write, and executive produce an update of The Odd Couple for CBS.
Our Pop Culture Wish List for 2014 | Kevin Fallon | December 30, 2013 | THE DAILY BEAST

bing tea grows on a different shrub, the leaves of which are thicker and larger than those of other kinds.
The Book of Curiosities | I. Platts
At last an old sailor said, "There's a little boat a-bob-bing up and down out there, and I think it has two little chaps in it."
Toots and his Friends | Kate Tannatt Woods
The child had for a long while after their coming, constantly repeated at every meal "Dinah, bing milk."
Peak's Island | Ford Paul
And then the boy gets up quicker than he fell and jerks out his little pearl-handle, and—bing!
Sixes and Sevens | O. Henry
Man's first interstellar trip had taken nearly five years at sublight velocities, and bing!
Dead Giveaway | Gordon Randall Garrett

British Dictionary definitions for bing (1 of 2)

bing

/ (bɪŋ) /

noun

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

Origin of bing

C16: from Old Norse bingr heap

British Dictionary definitions for Bing (2 of 2)

Bing

/ (bɪŋ) /

noun

a popular search engine on the internet

verb

to search for (something on the internet) using Bing

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