ting
1
[ ting ]
/ tɪŋ /
verb (used with or without object)
to make or cause to make a high, clear, ringing sound.
noun
a tinging sound.
Origin of ting
1
1485–95; imitative; see
tang2
Words nearby ting
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ting ling,
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Definition for tinged (2 of 2)
tinge
[ tinj ]
/ tɪndʒ /
verb (used with object), tinged, tinge·ing or ting·ing.
to impart a trace or slight degree of some color to; tint.
to impart a slight taste or smell to.
noun
a slight degree of coloration.
a slight admixture, as of some qualifying property or characteristic; trace; smattering: a tinge of garlic; a tinge of anger.
Origin of tinge
First recorded in 1470–80,
tinge is from the Latin word
tingere to dye, color
OTHER WORDS FROM tinge
in·ter·tinge, verb (used with object), in·ter·tinged, in·ter·tinge·ing or in·ter·ting·ing. re·tinge, verb (used with object), re·tinged, re·tinge·ing or re·ting·ing.Example sentences from the Web for tinged
British Dictionary definitions for tinged (1 of 4)
ting
1
/ (tɪŋ) /
noun
a high metallic sound such as that made by a small bell
verb
to make or cause to make such a sound
Word Origin for ting
C15: of imitative origin
British Dictionary definitions for tinged (2 of 4)
British Dictionary definitions for tinged (3 of 4)
Ting
/ (tɪŋ) /
noun
Samuel Chao Chung. born 1936, US physicist, who discovered the J/psi particle independently of Burton Richter, with whom he shared (1976) the Nobel prize for physics
British Dictionary definitions for tinged (4 of 4)
tinge
/ (tɪndʒ) /
noun
a slight tint or colouring
her hair had a tinge of grey
any slight addition
verb tinges, tingeing, tinging or tinged (tr)
to colour or tint faintly
to impart a slight trace to
her thoughts were tinged with nostalgia
Word Origin for tinge
C15: from Latin
tingere to colour