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ling
1[ ling ]
noun
- an elongated, marine, gadid food fish, Molva molva, of Greenland and northern Europe.
- the burbot.
- any of various other elongated food fishes.
-ling
2- a suffix of nouns, often pejorative, denoting one concerned with ( hireling; underling ), or diminutive ( princeling; duckling ).
ling
3[ ling ]
noun
- the heather, Calluna vulgaris.
-ling
4- an adverbial suffix expressing direction, position, state, etc.:
darkling; sideling.
ling.
5abbreviation for
- linguistics.
ling
1/ lɪŋ /
noun
- any of several gadoid food fishes of the northern coastal genus Molva, esp M. molva, having an elongated body with long fins
- another name for burbot
ling.
2abbreviation for
- linguistics
-ling
3suffix forming nouns
- derogatory.a person or thing belonging to or associated with the group, activity, or quality specified
underling
nestling
- used as a diminutive
duckling
ling
4/ lɪŋ /
noun
- another name for heather
-ling
5suffix forming adverbs
- in a specified condition, manner, or direction
darkling
sideling
Derived Forms
- ˈlingy, adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of ling1
Origin of ling2
Origin of ling3
Word History and Origins
Origin of ling1
Origin of ling2
Origin of ling3
Origin of ling4
Example Sentences
But the best luxury hotel, he says, is a completely Bhutanese venture: Zhiwa Ling in Paro.
Of Zamora, the children have always asked questions, which Winick and Ling try and answer as openly as possible.
Winick and Ling still miss Zamora with a “sharp pang of grief.”
Last week, the Hong Kong–based South China Morning Post revealed the driver was the son of senior official Ling Jihua.
Police refused to name the driver—later reported to be Ling Gu, 23, the son of an influential ally of Chinese President Hu Jintao.
It is recorded by one writer that Chang Kiu-ling, when a youth, trained pigeons to carry letters to his friends.
He hit Ling on the lower end of the breastbone, where his belly would be softest.
The plain was well-grassed, as high as Ling's knuckled knee.
I'm falling into the beast-man class, closer to Ling's type.
Ling grimaced, but followed lest his companions think him afraid.
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