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ting
(tĭng)n.
A single light metallic sound, as of a small bell.
intr.v. tinged (tĭngd), ting·ing, tings
To give forth a light metallic sound.
[From Middle English tingen, to cause to ring, of imitative origin.]
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ting
(tɪŋ)n
a high metallic sound such as that made by a small bell
vb
to make or cause to make such a sound
[C15: of imitative origin]
ting
(tɪŋ)n
(Government, Politics & Diplomacy) (often capital) a variant spelling of thing2
Ting
(tɪŋ)n
(Biography) 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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ting
(tɪŋ)v.
n.
a tinging sound.
[1485–95; imitative]
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ting
Past participle: tinged
Gerund: tinging
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Noun | 1. | ting - a light clear metallic sound as of a small bell sound - the sudden occurrence of an audible event; "the sound awakened them" |
Verb | 1. | ting - cause to make a ting sound - cause to sound; "sound the bell"; "sound a certain note" |
2. | ting - make a light, metallic sound; go `ting' |
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