ting

Everyday

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 →

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).

In Jewish tradition

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

• I had concluded tiiat tlie Hebrew alphabet consisted of ten letters with double sounds and twelve tetters with simple sounds; thus represen- ting thirty-two sounds. (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914)) tree →

Note

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