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ling

1

[ ling ]

noun

, plural (especially collectively) ling, (especially referring to two or more kinds or species) lings.
  1. an elongated, marine, gadid food fish, Molva molva, of Greenland and northern Europe.
  2. the burbot.
  3. any of various other elongated food fishes.


-ling

2
  1. a suffix of nouns, often pejorative, denoting one concerned with ( hireling; underling ), or diminutive ( princeling; duckling ).

ling

3

[ ling ]

noun

  1. the heather, Calluna vulgaris.

-ling

4
  1. an adverbial suffix expressing direction, position, state, etc.:

    darkling; sideling.

ling.

5

abbreviation for

  1. linguistics.

ling.

1

abbreviation for

  1. linguistics


ling

2

/ lɪŋ /

noun

  1. another name for heather

-ling

3

suffix forming adverbs

  1. in a specified condition, manner, or direction

    darkling

    sideling

ling

4

/ lɪŋ /

noun

  1. any of several gadoid food fishes of the northern coastal genus Molva, esp M. molva, having an elongated body with long fins
  2. See burbot
    another name for burbot

-ling

5

suffix forming nouns

  1. derogatory.
    a person or thing belonging to or associated with the group, activity, or quality specified

    nestling

    underling

  2. used as a diminutive

    duckling

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Derived Forms

  • ˈlingy, adjective

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Word History and Origins

Origin of ling1

1250–1300; Middle English ling, lenge; cognate with Dutch leng; akin to long 1, Old Norse langa

Origin of ling2

Middle English, Old English; cognate with German -ling, Old Norse -lingr, Gothic -lings; -le, -ing 1

Origin of ling3

1325–75; Middle English lyng < Old Norse lyng

Origin of ling4

Middle English, Old English; adv. use of gradational variant lang long 1

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Word History and Origins

Origin of ling1

C14: from Old Norse lyng

Origin of ling2

Old English -ling, adverbial suffix

Origin of ling3

C13: probably from Low German; related to long 1

Origin of ling4

Old English -ling, of Germanic origin; related to Icelandic -lingr, Gothic -lings

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Example Sentences

But the best luxury hotel, he says, is a completely Bhutanese venture: Zhiwa Ling in Paro.

Of Zamora, the children have always asked questions, which Winick and Ling try and answer as openly as possible.

Winick and Ling still miss Zamora with a “sharp pang of grief.”

Last week, the Hong Kong–based South China Morning Post revealed the driver was the son of senior official Ling Jihua.

Police refused to name the driver—later reported to be Ling Gu, 23, the son of an influential ally of Chinese President Hu Jintao.

It is recorded by one writer that Chang Kiu-ling, when a youth, trained pigeons to carry letters to his friends.

He hit Ling on the lower end of the breastbone, where his belly would be softest.

The plain was well-grassed, as high as Ling's knuckled knee.

I'm falling into the beast-man class, closer to Ling's type.

Ling grimaced, but followed lest his companions think him afraid.

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