bing
English edit
Pronunciation edit
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)
- (prison slang, with "the") Solitary confinement
- (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
- (chiefly Scotland) The waste by-product from a foundry or furnace, formed into such a mound
- (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)
Etymology 3 edit
Onomatopoeia, variously of a bouncing sound or a bell.
Alternative forms edit
Interjection edit
bing
- (onomatopoeia) The sound made by a bounce, or by striking a metallic surface
- (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.
- Toronto Star, "Ryanair looking at standing 'seats,' pay toilets", 2 July 2010, Jim Rankin [1]
Noun edit
bing (plural bings)
- The sound made by a bell, an onomatopœia.
- The sound made by a bounce.
- A bounce.
Verb edit
bing (third-person singular simple present bings, present participle binging, simple past and past participle binged)
- To bounce.
See also edit
References edit
- ^ http://www.thestar.com/news/world/article/831562--ryanair-looking-at-standing-seats-pay-toilets (accessed 17 September 2010)
See also edit
Anagrams edit
Khumi Chin edit
Etymology edit
Akin to Burmese ဘိန်း (bhin:).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
bing
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
- Nonstandard spelling of bīng.
- Nonstandard spelling of bíng.
- Nonstandard spelling of bǐng.
- 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)
Derived terms edit
Etymology 2 edit
From Old Irish bind, binn (“melodious, harmonious; sweet, pleasing”).
Adjective edit
bing
Derived terms edit
- kishtey bing (“dulcimer”)
- neuving
- ushag ving
Mutation edit
Manx mutation | ||
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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)
- 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)
- 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)
- 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.
- A heap or pile.
- A small hill, usually manmade.
Verb edit
bing (third-person singular simple present bings, present participle bingin, simple past bingt, past participle bingt)
- To pile up; to create a bing.
Yagara edit
Noun edit
bing
References edit
- State Library of Queensland, 2019 INTERNATIONAL YEAR OF INDIGENOUS LANGUAGES ‘WORD OF THE WEEK’: WEEK EIGHTEEN., 13 May 2019.
Zhuang edit
Pronunciation edit
- (Standard Zhuang) IPA(key): /piŋ˨˦/
- Tone numbers: bing1
- Hyphenation: bing
Etymology 1 edit
From Proto-Tai *pliːŋᴬ (“aquatic leech”). Cognate with Thai ปลิง (bpling), Lao ປີງ (pīng), Lü ᦔᦲᧂ (ṗiing), Shan ပိင် (pǐng).
Noun edit
bing (Sawndip forms 𮔐 or ⿰虫乒, 1957–1982 spelling biŋ)