Standard Lemma guide

ting

intj · name · noun · verb · 9 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • General-American, Received-Pronunciation: tĭng
  • General-American, Received-Pronunciation: /tɪŋ/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -ɪŋ
  • dĭng
  • CMU ARPABET: T IH1 NG Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

intj

Meaning 1

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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2

name

Meaning 2

A surname from Hokkien or Eastern Min.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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3

noun

Meaning 3

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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4

noun

Meaning 4

An ancient Chinese vessel with legs and a lid.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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5

noun

Meaning 5

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Caribbean, Multicultural-London-English

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verb

Meaning 6

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • When the microwaved food was ready, the bell tinged.

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7

noun

Meaning 7

a light clear metallic sound as of a small bell

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: tinkle

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: sound

8

verb

Meaning 8

make a light, metallic sound; go `ting'

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: sound, go

9

verb

Meaning 9

cause to make a ting

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: sound

History

Etymology

Onomatopoeic.

Borrowed from Hokkien 丁 (teng) or Eastern Min 陳 /陈 (dìng).

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

From thing.

Across languages

Translations

6 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Finnish: kilahdus — The sound made when a small bell is struck
  • Finnish: helähdys — The sound made when a small bell is struck
  • Indonesian: ting — The sound made when a small bell is struck
  • Finnish: kilahtaa — To make a ting sound
  • Finnish: helähtää — To make a ting sound
  • Ingrian: helähtää — To make a ting sound