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ling
1[ ling ]
noun
- an elongated, marine, gadid food fish, Molva molva, of Greenland and northern Europe.
- the burbot.
- any of various other elongated food fishes.
-ling
2- a suffix of nouns, often pejorative, denoting one concerned with ( hireling; underling ), or diminutive ( princeling; duckling ).
ling
3[ ling ]
noun
- the heather, Calluna vulgaris.
-ling
4- an adverbial suffix expressing direction, position, state, etc.:
darkling; sideling.
ling.
5abbreviation for
- linguistics.
ling.
1abbreviation for
- linguistics
-ling
3suffix forming adverbs
- in a specified condition, manner, or direction
darkling
sideling
-ling
5suffix forming nouns
- derogatory.a person or thing belonging to or associated with the group, activity, or quality specified
nestling
underling
- used as a diminutive
duckling
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Derived Forms
- ˈlingy, adjective
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Word History and Origins
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Example Sentences
But the best luxury hotel, he says, is a completely Bhutanese venture: Zhiwa Ling in Paro.
Of Zamora, the children have always asked questions, which Winick and Ling try and answer as openly as possible.
Winick and Ling still miss Zamora with a “sharp pang of grief.”
Last week, the Hong Kong–based South China Morning Post revealed the driver was the son of senior official Ling Jihua.
Police refused to name the driver—later reported to be Ling Gu, 23, the son of an influential ally of Chinese President Hu Jintao.
It is recorded by one writer that Chang Kiu-ling, when a youth, trained pigeons to carry letters to his friends.
He hit Ling on the lower end of the breastbone, where his belly would be softest.
The plain was well-grassed, as high as Ling's knuckled knee.
I'm falling into the beast-man class, closer to Ling's type.
Ling grimaced, but followed lest his companions think him afraid.
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