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ting¹

  • /tɪŋ/ US, UK

Rhymes with -ɪŋ

Where it comes from

Onomatopoeic.

interjection

  1. Representing a high-pitched sharp sound like a small bell being struck. Ting, ting, ting! went the bell again. Everybody sat down; the curtain shook, rose sufficiently high to display several pair of yellow boots paddling about, and there it remained.

noun tings

  1. A high-pitched sharp sound like a small bell being struck. Through the sound of the shivering glass I could hear the "ting" of the gold, as some of the sovereigns fell on the flagging.

verb tings · tinging · tinged

  1. To make a high-pitched sharp sound like a small bell being struck. When the microwaved food was ready, the bell tinged.

ting²

  • /tɪŋ/ US, UK

Rhymes with -ɪŋ

Where it comes from

From the Wade–Giles romanization of Mandarin 鼎 (dǐng) Wade-Giles romanization: ting³.

noun tings · ting · ding

  1. An ancient Chinese vessel with legs and a lid.

ting³

  • /tɪŋ/ US, UK

Rhymes with -ɪŋ

Where it comes from

From thing.

noun tings

  1. Caribbean, Multicultural London English thing, person (often referring to an attractive woman or a relation engaged in criminal schemes or disreputable connections). Inter, two man in Milan, heard one of my tings datin' P. Diddy / Need twenty percent of whatever she bags

Ting⁴

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Hokkien 丁 (teng) or Eastern Min 陳 /陈 (dìng).

proper noun Tings · Ding

  1. A surname from Hokkien or Eastern Min.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: tinkle, ding, fu, tint, set, booth, pavilion, kiosk, tripod, life, stability, small, tho, jung, boat, chambers

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ting. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ting

Chicago

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@misc{ting_2026,
  title = {ting},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ting},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}