Ting (Verb)
Meaning 1
Make a light, metallic sound; go `ting'.
Classification
Verbs of seeing, hearing, feeling.
Examples
- The small bell above the shop door would ting every time a customer walked in.
- The spoon began to ting against the side of the metal mixing bowl as she stirred.
- Her earrings would ting softly as she moved her head to the rhythm of the music.
- As he walked across the metal bridge, his keys started to ting in his pocket.
- The hikers heard a faint ting sound as they drew closer to the old mine shaft.
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Meaning 2
Cause to make a ting.
Classification
Verbs of seeing, hearing, feeling.
Examples
- The spoon tinged against the side of the metal pot as I stirred the stew.
- A small rock striking the wind chime caused it to ting in the gentle breeze.
- She tried not to let the cup ting against the saucer while pouring the coffee.
- The chime above the door gave a bright ting as the customer entered the store.
- A tiny fragment of glass broke off when the wine glass tinged against the edge of the counter.