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- [ling]
- /lɪŋ/
- /lɪŋ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [ling]
- /lɪŋ/
Definitions of ling word
- noun plural ling an elongated, marine, gadid food fish, Molva molva, of Greenland and northern Europe. 1
- noun plural ling the burbot. 1
- noun plural ling any of various other elongated food fishes. 1
- noun ling the heather, Calluna vulgaris. 1
- noun ling Any of various marine food fish, of the genus Molva, resembling the cod. 1
- noun ling fish 1
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Origin of ling
First appearance:
before 1250 One of the 11% oldest English words
1250-1300; Middle English ling, lenge; cognate with Dutch leng; akin to long1, Old Norse langa
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Parts of speech for Ling
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
ling popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 88% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
ling usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerAntonyms for ling
noun ling
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