ting

/tiɳ/

Thân thiện

A small silver bell makes a gentle ting when the wind blows.

Definition

1. Noun:

   • A light, clear, metallic ringing sound, similar to that made by a small bell or a piece of fine glass being struck.

2. Verb:

   • To make or cause to make a light, clear, metallic ringing sound.

Examples of Usage

• Noun:

  • The dinner bell gave a soft ting.
  • I heard the ting of ice cubes in the glass.

• Verb:

  • The crystal glass tinged when I tapped it with my spoon.
  • Please ting the bell to get their attention.

Advanced Usage

• Onomatopoeic Use: The word ting is often used to represent the sound itself in writing.
  • The text message arrived with a ting.

Variants and Related Words

• Tinging (verb, present participle): The act of making a ting sound.
  • The tinging of the wind chimes was soothing.
• Tinged (verb, simple past/past participle): Made a ting sound.
  • The metal tinged as it fell.

Synonyms

• Noun: Ping, chime, tinkle, ring.
• Verb: Chime, tinkle, ping, ring.

Related Phrases

• Ting-a-ling: A reduplicative form representing a series of light ringing sounds.
  • The little bell went ting-a-ling.

Học thuật

Noun

1. a light clear metallic sound as of a small bell

Verb

1. make a light, metallic sound; go `ting'
2. cause to make a ting

Từ đồng nghĩa

• tinkle