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ting

intj, noun, verb — 5 senses

ting

intj

US, UK /tɪŋ/

Etymology Onomatopoeic.

1

Representing a high-pitched sharp sound like a small bell being struck.

  • 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.1839, Charles Dickens, “The Private Theatricals”, in Sketches by Boz:
  • Lonnie shook the Sacajaweas from his hand and let them land noisily on the glass coffee table—ting ting ting—oblivious or indifferent or likely hostile to Ig so near to nap.2015, Claire Vaye Watkins, “Book One”, in Gold Fame Citrus, New York, N.Y.: Riverhead Books, →ISBN, page 74:
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  • “Aah, Miss Zoe!” proclaimed Raj, as she opened the door to his shop. The bell rang as she entered. TING.2012, David Walliams [pseudonym; David Edward Williams], “Burt’s Burgers”, in Ratburger, London: HarperCollins Children’s Books, →ISBN, page 135:

ting

noun

Etymology Onomatopoeic.

1

A high-pitched sharp sound like a small bell being struck.

  • Through the sound of the shivering glass I could hear the "ting" of the gold, as some of the sovereigns fell on the flagging.1897, Bram Stoker, Dracula, New York: Doubleday & McClure, published 1899, page xxiii. 307:
  • At the same moment the ting of a bell sounded sharply.1934, Agatha Christie, chapter 4, in Murder on the Orient Express, London: HarperCollins, published 2017, page 36:

ting

verb

Etymology Onomatopoeic.

1

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

  • When the microwaved food was ready, the bell tinged.
  • It was built by Alco—the American Locomotive Company—and looked fairly new; it was carried on two 4-wheel bogies, and had a funny bell that tinged continuously somewhere inside.1942 February, “A Railway Day in New England”, in Railway Magazine, page 38:
Related terms
ding, ding dong, tintinnabulation

ting

noun

Etymology From the Wade–Giles romanization of Mandarin 鼎 (dǐng) Wade-Giles romanization: ting³.

1

An ancient Chinese vessel with legs and a lid.

ting

noun

Etymology From thing.

1

Caribbean, Multicultural London English thing, person (often referring to an attractive woman or a relation engaged in criminal schemes or disreputable connections).

  • Inter, two man in Milan, heard one of my tings datin' P. Diddy / Need twenty percent of whatever she bags2023, “Sprinter”, performed by Central Cee x Dave:
Derived terms
battri ting, big man ting, peng ting, side ting

Entry derived from the Wiktionary, under licence CC BY-SA 4.0 — list of authors.

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