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

In 2010 the band went on a five-year hiatus, and despite playing a few gigs in 2015 and touring the UK and North America the following year, there has been no new music since Bing Bong, a single celebrating Wales qualifying for the 2016 Euros.

From BBC

Traditional search engines like Google and Microsoft's Bing still dominate the market for search.

From BBC

The celebration, which drew arts and civic leaders for the first of three preview nights, was far grander than the concert on March 26,1965, that opened LACMA’s Leo S. Bing Theatre the night before the doors opened to the museum’s original galleries.

From Los Angeles Times

Perry – best known for playing Chandler Bing on Friends – was found dead in his hot tub in Los Angeles in October 2023.

From BBC

It would be like inquiring of the average adult, “Who’s Bing Crosby, Perry Como or Frank Sinatra?”

From Los Angeles Times