ting

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see also: Ting

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /tɪŋ/

Interjection

1. Used to represent the sound of a small bell.
   • 1839, Charles Dickens, "The Private Theatricals", in Sketches by Boz

     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

ting (plural tings)

1. The sound made when a small bell is struck.

Verb

ting (tings, present participle tinging; past and past participle tinged)

1. To make a high sharp sound like a small bell being struck.

   When the microwaved food was ready, the bell tinged.

Noun

ting (plural tings)

1. An ancient Chinese vessel with legs and a lid.
2. The apartment in a Chinese temple where the idol is kept.

Noun

ting (plural tings)

1. (Caribbean creoles, MLE) Thing, person.

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Ting

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Proper noun

1. Surname

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