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whing¹

Where it comes from

Onomatopoeic.

noun whings

  1. The high-pitched ringing sound of an object as it whizzes past. "Whing, whing," went the Spaniard's shot, like so many humming-tops, through the rigging far above their heads.

verb whings · whinging · whinged

  1. To move with great force or speed.

whing²

Where it comes from

See wing.

noun whings

  1. obsolete Obsolete spelling of wing The fruite is long, flat, and thinne, almost lyke to a feather of a small birde, or lyke the whing of a grashopper.

Whing³

proper noun

  1. A surname.

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@misc{whing_2026,
  title = {whing},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/whing},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}