ting

1 of 2

noun (1)

ˈtiŋ 

: a high-pitched sound like that made by a light stroke on a crystal goblet

ting intransitive verb

ting ware

2 of 2

noun (2)

ˈtingˌ-

variants or Ting ware or ting or Ting or less commonly ting yao or Ting Yao

-ˈyau̇

: a Chinese porcelain ware known since Sung times that is typically expertly potted, often decorated with engraved underglaze designs, and characteristically glazed with a milk-white to creamy white or less often an iron-red glaze

Word History

Etymology

Noun (1)

ting, verb, from Middle English tingen, of imitative origin

Noun (2)

Ting from Ting Chou, town southwest of Peking, China, where it was originally made; Ting yao from Ting + Chinese (Pekingese) yao² pottery

First Known Use

Noun (1)

1602, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for ting

• bing
• bring
• ching
• cling
• ding
• fling
• ging
• hing
• jing
• kling
• ling
• ming