ting

«ting» in Mova's school dictionary: a short, high, clear ringing sound, like a small bell or… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

noun (a ting, tings); verb (ting, tings, tinged — rare, tinging)

meaning for a pupil

1) A ting is a short, high, clear ringing sound, like a small bell or a spoon tapping a glass. tree →

2) To ting is to make that sound. tree →

3) (UK slang, from London and Jamaican speech) Ting means «thing»: «It's a whole ting», «a peng ting». tree →

sense in the lessons

In stories and poems, «ting» is a sound word (onomatopoeia), like the ting of a bicycle bell or a microwave. In UK youth slang, «ting» stands for «thing» and is part of Multicultural London English. Phrases: «ting!», «with a ting», «that's a ting» (slang).

examples

• The microwave went ting! tree →
• She tapped her glass — ting, ting — to make a speech. tree →
• The bike bell gave a cheerful ting. tree →
• (slang) «That new game is a whole ting, innit.» tree →
• (slang) «Grab your tings, we're leaving.» tree →
• A coin fell on the floor with a ting. tree →

note

Sound word; informal. Slang «ting» = «thing» is very informal and not for written schoolwork. Do not confuse with «tinge» (a slight colour).

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «ting» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.