ting

[ ting ]

/ tɪŋ /

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verb (used with or without object)

to make or cause to make a high, clear, ringing sound.

noun

a tinging sound.

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Origin of ting

1485–95; imitative; see tang²

Words nearby ting

tin ear, tineid, tine test, tin fish, tinfoil, ting, ting-a-ling, tinge, tinged, tingle, Tingley

Other definitions for ting (2 of 3)

ting²

[ ting ]

/ tɪŋ /

noun

thing².

Origin of ting

<Danish, Norwegian, Swedish; cognate with Icelandic thingthing²

Other definitions for ting (3 of 3)

Ting

[ ting ]

/ tɪŋ /

noun

Sam·u·el C(hao) C(hung)

[sam-yoo-uhl chou-choong], /ˈsæm yu əl ˈtʃaʊ ˈtʃʊŋ/, born 1936, U.S. physicist: Nobel Prize 1976.

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How to use ting in a sentence

Ting warned, though, that lulls in landfalls may decrease in the long term with increased global warming.
How tropical storms and hurricanes have hit U.S. shores with unparalleled frequency|Jason Samenow, Kasha Patel, Hannah Faith Dormido, Laris Karklis|September 29, 2021|Washington Post
“I started with an Instagram story and sharing my frustration on how I wanted to provide an extra set of eyes and ears, and here we are,” Ting says.
Asian-Americans are using Instagram to help protect their communities|Tanya Basu|April 22, 2021|MIT Technology Review
In her shock, Ting turned to Instagram Stories, the app’s ephemeral collections of videos or photos.
Asian-Americans are using Instagram to help protect their communities|Tanya Basu|April 22, 2021|MIT Technology Review
Ting has said local control – the premise the state’s K-12 funding system is built on – failed students, families and teachers this past year.
‘Where Are the Millions Going?’ Sweetwater Defends COVID Spending on Employees|Ashly McGlone|March 15, 2021|Voice of San Diego

Old Hawberk sat riveting the worn greaves of some ancient suit of armour, and the ting!
Read ‘The King in Yellow,’ the ‘True Detective’ Reference That’s the Key to the Show|Robert W. Chambers|February 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST
“I would suggest a legitimate conversation about let[ting] the states keep their money and implement the programs,” he says.
Perry’s Entitlement Problem|Andrew Romano|August 12, 2011|DAILY BEAST
That single "Ting" always meant one of two things—one o'clock or a half-hour.
In Accordance with the Evidence|Oliver Onions
The name Tingri is said to be derived from the noise (“ting”) made by the falling stone.
Mount Everest the Reconnaissance, 1921|Charles Kenneth Howard-Bury
Ise gwine straight off ter markit dis minit and Ill see dat it get sont off ter de right pusson for Ise done anudder ting.
Three Little Women|Gabrielle E. Jackson
No, so crees sa me, my lady will have some little ting in her pelly first.
The Mermaid Series. Edited by H. Ellis. The best plays of the old dramatists. Thomas Dekker. Edited, with an introduction and notes by Ernest Rhys.|Thomas Dekker
"Good ting to hab de larsh mout, Misser Mongo,—eat de more—lib de longer," said Billy.
The Portland Sketch Book|Various

British Dictionary definitions for ting (1 of 3)

ting¹

/ (tɪŋ) /

noun

a high metallic sound such as that made by a small bell

verb

to make or cause to make such a sound

Word Origin for ting

C15: of imitative origin

British Dictionary definitions for ting (2 of 3)

ting²

/ (tɪŋ) /

noun

(often capital) a variant spelling of thing 2

British Dictionary definitions for ting (3 of 3)

Ting

/ (tɪŋ) /

noun

Samuel Chao Chung. born 1936, US physicist, who discovered the J/psi particle independently of Burton Richter, with whom he shared (1976) the Nobel prize for physics

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