ting

Pluraltings, ting

Formstings, tinging, tinged

1. 1
   nouncountable

   A short, high ringing sound, like a small bell being hit.

   Like the little sound a glass makes when you tap it with a spoon.

   The spoon gave a sharp ting against the side of the glass.

   I heard a tiny ting as the clock marked the hour.

   Similarding, ping, tinkle, chime

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2. 2
   interjection

   Used to copy the short, high sound of a small bell.

   Ting! The little bell over the shop door rang as a customer walked in.

   The elevator went ting and the doors slid open.

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3. 3
   verbintransitive

   To make a short, high ringing sound, like a small bell.

   Like the noise a small bell makes when you tap it once.

   The glasses ting when they touch during a toast.

   I heard the spoon tinging against the empty cup.

   Similartinkle, clink, ping, chime

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4. 4
   noundialectalMulticultural London Englishcountable

   A thing or a person. Sometimes a pretty woman, or a relative mixed up in crime.

   He showed up to the dance with his new ting on his arm.

   Pass me that ting on the table, would you.

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5. 5
   nouncountable

   A very old kind of Chinese container that stands on legs and has a lid.

   The museum displayed a bronze ting from thousands of years ago.

   Each ting in the case stood on three short legs.

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