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# ting

noun (a ting, tings); verb (ting, tings, tinged — rare, tinging)

«ting» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A ting is a short, high, clear ringing sound, like a small bell or a spoon tapping a glass. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/ting/#m1)
2. To ting is to make that sound. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/ting/#m2)
3. (UK slang, from London and Jamaican speech) Ting means «thing»: «It's a whole ting», «a peng ting». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/ting/#m3)

### 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 →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/ting/#x1)
- She tapped her glass — ting, ting — to make a speech. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/ting/#x2)
- The bike bell gave a cheerful ting. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/ting/#x3)
- (slang) «That new game is a whole ting, innit.» [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/ting/#x4)
- (slang) «Grab your tings, we're leaving.» [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/ting/#x5)
- A coin fell on the floor with a ting. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/ting/#x6)

### 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 →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/ting/#x1)

### Note

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

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «ting» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/ting/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«ting» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/ting.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «ting» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/ting/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«ting» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/ting.html) on Mova free.