\ ˈliŋ 
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\Definition of ling
(Entry 1 of 4)
1 : any of various fishes (such as a hake or burbot) of the cod family
2 : lingcod
ling
noun (2)Definition of ling (Entry 2 of 4)
: a heath plant especially : a common Old World heather (Calluna vulgaris)
-ling
noun suffixDefinition of -ling (Entry 3 of 4)
1 : one connected with or having the quality of
hireling
2 : young, small, or inferior one
duckling
-ling
adverb suffixvariants:
or -lings
Definition of -ling (Entry 4 of 4)
: in (such) a direction or manner
sideling flatling
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The first known use of ling was in the 13th century
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