See also: Bing, bìng, bīng, bǐng, biŋ, and B.Ing.

English edit

 
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Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /bɪŋ/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ɪŋ

Etymology 1 edit

From Middle English bing, binge, benge, from Old Norse bingr (heap of corn; bed; bolster), cognate with Scots bing, Swedish binge (heap), Danish bing (bin; box; compartment).

Compare also Scottish Gaelic binnean meaning a small hill or slag heap.

Noun edit

bing (countable and uncountable, plural bings)

  1. (prison slang, with "the") Solitary confinement
  2. (chiefly Scotland) A slag heap, i.e. a man-made mound or heap formed with the waste material (slag) as a by-product of coal mining or the shale oil industry
  3. (chiefly Scotland) The waste by-product from a foundry or furnace, formed into such a mound
  4. (Britain, chiefly Scotland) A heap or pile, especially of metallic ore
Derived terms edit

Etymology 2 edit

Origin obscure. Compare Scots bin (to move speedily with noise).

Verb edit

bing (third-person singular simple present bings, present participle binging, simple past and past participle binged)

  1. (dated slang or dialectal) To go; walk; come; run

Etymology 3 edit

Onomatopoeia, variously of a bouncing sound or a bell.

Alternative forms edit

Interjection edit

bing

  1. (onomatopoeia) The sound made by a bounce, or by striking a metallic surface
  2. (onomatopoeia) The high-pitched sound made by a bell being struck
    • Toronto Star, "Ryanair looking at standing 'seats,' pay toilets", 2 July 2010, Jim Rankin [1]
      Bing! Ladies and gentlemen, in a few minutes the captain will turn off the fasten seatbelt sign, but for your own safety we recommend you stay seated and with your seatbelt securely fastened at all times.

Noun edit

bing (plural bings)

  1. The sound made by a bell, an onomatopœia.
  2. The sound made by a bounce.
  3. A bounce.

Verb edit

bing (third-person singular simple present bings, present participle binging, simple past and past participle binged)

  1. To bounce.

See also edit

References edit

See also edit

Anagrams edit

Khumi Chin edit

Etymology edit

Akin to Burmese ဘိန်း (bhin:).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

bing

  1. opium

References edit

  • K. E. Herr (2011) The phonological interpretation of minor syllables, applied to Lemi Chin[1], Payap University, page 42

Mandarin edit

Romanization edit

bing

  1. Nonstandard spelling of bīng.
  2. Nonstandard spelling of bíng.
  3. Nonstandard spelling of bǐng.
  4. Nonstandard spelling of bìng.

Usage notes edit

  • Transcriptions of Mandarin into the Latin script often do not distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without indication of tone.

Manx edit

Etymology 1 edit

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun edit

bing f (genitive singular bingey, plural bingaghyn)

  1. committee
  2. (law) jury
Derived terms edit

Etymology 2 edit

From Old Irish bind, binn (melodious, harmonious; sweet, pleasing).

Adjective edit

bing

  1. tuneful, musical, sweet
  2. shrill
Derived terms edit

Mutation edit

Manx mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
bing ving ming
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Norwegian Bokmål edit

Noun edit

bing m (definite singular bingen, indefinite plural binger, definite plural bingene)

  1. form removed with the spelling reform of 2005; superseded by binge

Norwegian Nynorsk edit

Noun edit

bing m (definite singular bingen, indefinite plural bingar, definite plural bingane)

  1. alternative form of binge

Scots edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

From Old Norse bingr; cf. Middle English bynge (a bin, enclosure, pen).

Cf also Scottish Gaelic binnean meaning a small hill or slag heap.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

bing (plural bings)

  1. A man-made mound or heap formed with the waste material (slag) as a by-product of coal mining or the shale oil industry. Can also refer to the waste by-product from a foundry or furnace, formed into such a mound.
  2. A heap or pile.
  3. A small hill, usually manmade.

Verb edit

bing (third-person singular simple present bings, present participle bingin, simple past bingt, past participle bingt)

  1. To pile up; to create a bing.

Yagara edit

Noun edit

bing

  1. father

References edit

Zhuang edit

Pronunciation edit

Etymology 1 edit

From Proto-Tai *pliːŋᴬ (aquatic leech). Cognate with Thai ปลิง (bpling), Lao ປີງ (pīng), ᦔᦲᧂ (ṗiing), Shan ပိင် (pǐng).

Noun edit

bing (Sawndip forms 𮔐 or ⿰虫乒, 1957–1982 spelling biŋ)

  1. aquatic leech

Etymology 2 edit

From Mandarin (bīng).

Noun edit

bing (Sawndip form , 1957–1982 spelling biŋ)

  1. soldier; army