ting

A single light metallic sound, as of a small bell.

To give forth a light metallic sound.

[From Middle English tingen, to cause to ring, of imitative origin.]

The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: a light clear metallic sound as of a small bell
  Synonym: tinkle

The verb ting has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: cause to make a ting

Meaning #2: go"ting"

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Ting may refer to:

• Ting (administrative unit), an administrative unit in the Qin and Han dynasties in China
• Ting (soft drink), a carbonated grapefruit beverage popular in the Caribbean
• Ting (vessel), an ancient Chinese vessel
• Ting River, a river in South China
• Thing (assembly) or ting, a historical Scandinavian governing assembly
• Ting, Afghanistan, a place in Afghanistan
• Ting (verb), a verb that means "asking a lot of questions"

People with the name

• Ting Ju ch'ang, Chinese admiral
• Samuel Chao Chung Ting, American physicist

See also

• Ding (disambiguation)
• Thing (disambiguation)

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