halling

[ hah-ling, hal-ing ]

noun

1. a vigorous, athletic, Norwegian folk dance.

Word History and Origins

Origin of halling¹

1865–70; < Norwegian, short for Hallingdal place known for this dance

Example Sentences

Chris Halling, a spokesperson for Catalent, said in a statement Tuesday evening: “A recent FDA inspection at our Bloomington facility resulted in observations that Catalent is already addressing, as it seeks to continuously improve its operations. Production at the facility has continued without interruption.”

From Washington Post

One of the lead investigators, Dr Anne-Sofie Halling from the Bispebjerg Hospital at the University of Copenhagen, said: "To our knowledge, this is the first to show that non-invasively collected skin biomarkers can be used to predict the subsequent onset and severity of paediatric atopic eczema."

From BBC

“If we didn’t reduce print frequency, we’d be forced to cut our newsroom by half,” Executive Editor Greg Halling wrote in a Feb. 1 column.

From Seattle Times

In Yakima, Microsoft’s support helped sustain newsroom operations and in-depth reporting on murdered and missing Indigenous people, Herald-Republic Editor Greg Halling told me.

From Seattle Times

Explore the biodiversity of macrofungi in a talk with the mushroom expert Roy Halling, presented by the New York Botanical Garden.

From New York Times