noun

bing

bihng

noun

A pile or heap, especially of waste rock or ore from mining.

"A grassy bing marked the site of the old colliery."

A search engine created by Microsoft.

"He looked the address up on Bing instead of Google."

intj

Used to represent a short, sharp bell-like or metallic sound.

"Bing! The microwave timer went off."

How to Use Bing

Learner’s notes

In plain EnglishEither a heap of waste material from mining, or (capitalised) the Microsoft search engine, or a short bell-like sound.

Word Forms

binged past tense, binged past tense, Binged past tense, bings plural, bings plural, bings singular, bings singular, Bings singular

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Etymology

From Middle English bing, ultimately from Old Norse bingr meaning a heap or pile of grain — the Microsoft search engine name is unrelated and simply chosen for being short and memorable.

Rhymes for bing

ing king wing sing ring ping ming zing ding Jing ting hing

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