bing
/bɪŋ/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 3.63 in modern English
7
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A slag heap, i.e. a man-made mound or heap formed with the waste material (slag) as a by-product of coal mining or the shale oil industry.
Countable; Uncountable
noun
The waste by-product from a foundry or furnace, formed into such a mound.
Countable; Uncountable
intj
The high-pitched sound made by a bell being struck.
noun
The sound made by a bell, an onomatopœia.
Example Sentences
- "Toronto Star, "Ryanair looking at standing 'seats,' pay toilets", 2 July 2010, Jim Rankin Bing! Ladies and gentlemen, in a few minutes the captain will turn off the fasten seatbelt sign, but for your own safety we recommend you stay seated and with your seatbelt securely fastened at all times."
- "Tess exited YouTube, Binged Richard Widmark, and found what she expected, given the power of that brief clip."
- "He must have Googled or Binged me and found out about one of Phil Logan’s early publicity stunts where he had me suited up like a Los Angeles Dodger so his photographer could take a picture of me holding a baseball bat."
- "I Googled the company (then Binged it just to be sure), searched their job listings online, and tried to remember what job I actually applied for that generated this response."
- "So here she sat, having Googled and Binged and called former associates to try to get a bead on the education climate today."
- "He Googled, Binged, and Yahooed sharks, shark life, shark types, shark history, shark food, and anything else shark-related."
Etymology
From Middle English bing, binge, benge (also as Middle English byngger, bengere (“grain bin, hopper”)), from Old Norse bingr (“heap of corn; bed; bolster”), cognate with Scots bing, Swedish binge (“heap”), Danish bing (“bin; box; compartment”). Compare also Scottish Gaelic binnean meaning a small hill or slag heap.
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: bing, bingr
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /bɪŋ/
- British English: /bɪŋ/
Usage
- Countable
- Slang
- Uncountable
- British usage
- Dated