Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Asafetida, especially as used as a seasoning in South Asian cuisine, usually in powdered form mixed with rice flour.
from The Century Dictionary.
- A dialectal variant of
hang . - noun An East Indian name for asafetida.
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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The production of red meat requires a far greater input of energy then comes out of its consumption yet still I hear no bitc hing from the boys about this nor any effort to eat lower on the food chain ….
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From all the bit*hing from the Republicans, this is the only way President-elect Obama will get anything done. —
Bill Clinton Stumps for Challenger in Georgia Senate Runoff - The Caucus Blog - NYTimes.com 2008
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Ferula asafoetida, or in Hindi, hing, is a resinous spice that is used often in Indian bean cookery.
Tigers & Strawberries » Bean Cuisine II: Saag Masoor Dal 2005
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The important hing is that there is a person, a symbol, that represents the identity of the team and its supporters out there yelling, cartwheeling, bravely acting the fool to show you aren’t out just yet.
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* 2 tablespoons asafetida powder (commonly called as 'hing' in Hindi) * 24 cups water
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The fact is Obama has to send in more troops as the trigger happy Bush and Cheney dropped the ball to go after Iraq and now the job must be completed, and even though we know who to blame Obama is man enough to take it all and do the right hing.
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But I have dropped the Birtht hing and the Rev Wright crap.
CNN Poll: Americans mostly agree with Obama on Afghanistan 2009
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Mr. Obama has called for establis hing an infrastructure bank that would promote public-private projects.
Uphill Battle for Panel Chief on Transportation Funding Melanie Trottman 2011
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Sun Hung Kai 's board subsequently appointed Thomas and Raymond Kwok, along with their 81-year-old mother, Kwong Siu-hing, to head the company.
Former Sun Hung Kai Chairman to Set Up $1 Billion Fund Joanne Chiu 2010
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Education among a labor shortage is a great hing, but an education in a surplus labor market simply lowers wages.
Planned Parenthood Controversy Returns to Ground Zero Aurora and City Hall Next Tuesday 2009
bilby commented on the word hing
A spice, often used in Hare Krishna cooking as a substitute for onion or garlic which are considered 'un-bonafide' ingredients.
December 16, 2007
ravages commented on the word hing
hing is ginger
December 16, 2007
ravages commented on the word hing
hing is also I, when I have a couple of screws loose
Or, is that unhing-ed?
December 16, 2007
bilby commented on the word hing
I'm told it is another name for asafoetida.
December 16, 2007
ravages commented on the word hing
I'm not sure. I think it is ginger. The Tamil word for ginger is (H)Inji (இஞ�?சி/இந�?ஜி)
Let me check.
December 16, 2007
ravages commented on the word hing
Most puritans/religious fundamentalist consider asafoetida as evil. It stimulates the "tamasik" quality in men and that's a bad thing, apparently.
December 16, 2007
ravages commented on the word hing
Turns out I was wrong. Hing is indeed asafoetida.
The tamil word for it is Perungaayam. பெர�?ங�?காயம�?
December 16, 2007