Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A single light metallic sound, as of a small bell.
- intransitive verb To give forth a light metallic sound.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In China, a pavilion; a kiosk.
- To sound or ring tinklingly; tinkle.
- noun A sharp sound, as of a bell; a tinkling.
- noun Same as
thing . - noun See
sycee-silver .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A sharp sound, as of a bell; a tinkling.
- intransitive verb rare To sound or ring, as a bell; to tinkle.
- noun The apartment in a Chinese temple where the idol is kept.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun ancient Chinese vessel with legs and a lid.
- noun The apartment in a Chinese
temple where theidol is kept. - noun The sound of small metallic
bell - verb To make a ting sound
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a light clear metallic sound as of a small bell
- verb make a light, metallic sound; go `ting'
- verb cause to make a ting
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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This entire ting is in the hands of lawyers and accountants, neither profession is peopled by those who have consciences.
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The first signs of spring are beginning to appear in Creeting St Peter and, unfortunately, have received something of a frosty reception from Mother Nature.
Liberal Bureaucracy 2010
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Unfortunately, in Creeting St Peter, life is not that simple.
British Blogs 2009
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Once I heard a "ting" - as if somebody was using the telephone.
The Circus of Adventure Blyton, Enid, 1898?-1968 1952
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In some experiments, the environment matters a great deal; in others, the setting is a psychologist’s lab.
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The novel I'm working on right now has "ting," I know it does, but it's driving me crazy and I'm having a ball with an easy reader on the side.
Stop reading this blog Miss Snark 2006
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Our GP tutor (also known as that "ting") must be the worse GP tutor in the history of GP tutors!
j-gan Diary Entry j-gan 2005
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Cycling in to town, I heard a faint 'ting' behind and beyond me; a bicycle bell on the opposite pavement, one that was the same sort as my own.
Absent with leave jinty 2003
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He remembered the 'ting' of the telephone that Jack said he had heard that afternoon.
The Circus of Adventure Blyton, Enid, 1898?-1968 1952
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I heard now and then a sound that resembled the swift flight of a bird or the sudden "ting" of a telegraph-wire.
The Dark Forest Hugh Walpole 1912
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