ging

/ (ɡɪŋ) /

noun

Australian slang a child's catapult

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You may have read the word "simmer" in a recipe or two, but what does it really mean?

To cook in water that begins cold and then reaches a boil.

To stew in a sauce for a long time.

To cook in water, just below boiling temperature.

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Word Origin for ging

of unknown origin

Words nearby ging

Gina, gin and tonic, Ginastera, gin block, ginep, ging, gingal, ginge, ginger, ginger ale, ginger beer

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Example sentences from the Web for ging

"Ging oop, and leave your woman's work there, and walk a piece with me," said Van Busch.
The Dop Doctor|Clotilde Inez Mary Graves
"Ole Ging is all right," Bindle assured her, as he proceeded to fetch four more bottles from the scullery.
Mrs. Bindle|Hebert Jenkins
I don't care wot you 'old with, Ging, you got to chuck that sojer on the fire.
Adventures of Bindle|Herbert George Jenkins
Mr. Ging darted out under the arch, and I almost ran over him, when he halted on the sidewalk to talk to a man.
The Jucklins|Opie Read

Mr. Ging, little of stature, so short-sighted as to be almost blind, had recently been a patient in the Opium Refuge.
The Fulfilment of a Dream of Pastor Hsi's|A. Mildred Cable

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