ting

¹

[ ting ]

verb (used with or without object)

1. to make or cause to make a high, clear, ringing sound.

noun

1. a tinging sound.

ting

²

[ ting ]

noun

1. thing ².

Ting

³

[ ting ]

noun

1. Sam·u·el C(hao) C(hung) [sam, -yoo-, uh, l , chou, , choong], born 1936, U.S. physicist: Nobel Prize 1976.

Ting

¹

/ tɪŋ /

noun

1. TingSamuel Chao Chung1936MUSSCIENCE: physicist 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

ting

²

/ tɪŋ /

noun

1. a high metallic sound such as that made by a small bell

verb

1. to make or cause to make such a sound

ting

³

/ tɪŋ /

noun

1. often capital a variant spelling of thing 2

Word History and Origins

Origin of ting¹

1485–95; imitative; tang ²

Origin of ting²

< Danish, Norwegian, Swedish; cognate with Icelandic thing thing ²

Word History and Origins

Origin of ting¹

C15: of imitative origin

Example Sentences

Bulls***ting is deceiving people about one’s motives — using true or false claims indiscriminately — and is a more accurate description of his routine behavior.

From Salon

“I don’t know if the schedule is a good ting or a bad thing,’’ he said.

From Seattle Times

S“ex”ting: How you lost your wife.

From Washington Post

Meanwhile, Donald Trump, who has taken credit for the ruling, is privately "sh*ting on" on it, according to Rolling Stone.

From Salon

A stray rock kicks out from Dr. Martin’s tire and tings Frank’s gleaming white beast of a truck.

From Literature