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noun British Dialect.

a heap or pile.

Origin of bing

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

bing

[bing]

verb (used without object) Obsolete.

to go.

Origin of bing

First recorded in 1560–70; origin uncertain

Bing

[bing]

noun

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

a male given name.

Bing

[bing]

noun

a variety of dark red or blackish sweet cherry.

Origin of Bing

An Americanism dating back to 1920–25

Also called Bing cherry.

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Examples from the Web for bing

Contemporary Examples of bing

I remember my sister being mindblown that Bing Crosby and David Bowie were singing “The Little Drummer Boy” together.
How Questlove Is Bringing Music Back to Television
Kevin Fallon
July 23, 2014
The stars kept coming: Bing Crosby, Gary Cooper, Merle Oberon.
The Rise of the Malibu Movie Colony
Michele Willens
April 29, 2014
Die Hard ends with John McClane reunited with his wife in the back of a limo while Bing Crosby sings “Let It Snow.”
Seriously, ‘Die Hard’ Was a Novel Before It Was a Movie and a Good One
Malcolm Jones
December 22, 2013
The “Bing It On” challenge gave Bing the attention it was seeking.
After Four Lonely Years, It’s Time to Give Bing a Chance
Anna Brand
July 29, 2013
Recently, Twitter unveiled a translation tool that uses Bing and splashes a “Bing translator” label.
After Four Lonely Years, It’s Time to Give Bing a Chance
Anna Brand
July 29, 2013

Historical Examples of bing

Together, more or less, ever since Winchester, and now—bing!
Jill the Reckless
P. G. (Pelham Grenville) Wodehouse
All you had to do, he reflected, was to think yourself somewhere else, and—bing!
Out Like a Light
Gordon Randall Garrett
He passed from the sidewalk into his own yard, with a subdued "Bing!"
The Boy Scouts Book of Stories
Various
If the truth were known about Bing he wouldn't be holding his head so high.
The Prodigal Village
Irving Bacheller
Mrs. Bing leaned toward him and whispered: "She adores him!"
The Prodigal Village
Irving Bacheller

British Dictionary definitions for bing

bing

noun

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

Word Origin for bing

C16: from Old Norse bingr heap

Bing

noun

a popular search engine on the internet

verb

to search for (something on the internet) using Bing

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Word Origin and History for bing

"heap or pile," 1510s, from Old Norse bingr "heap." Also used from early 14c. as a word for bin, perhaps from notion of "place where things are piled."