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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD LING

Probably from Low German; related to long1.
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PRONUNCIATION OF LING

ling  [lɪŋ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF LING

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Ling is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES LING MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Ling

Ling may refer to: ▪ Calluna or heather ▪ Ling, a surname of English origin ▪ Ling County, in Shandong, China ▪ Ling, County Londonderry, a townland in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland ▪ Several species of fish: ▪ Blue ling, Molva dypterygia ▪ Burbot, Lota lota ▪ Cobia, Rachycentron canadum ▪ Common ling, Molva molva ▪ Pink cusk-eel, Genypterus blacodes ▪ Red hake, Urophycis chuss ▪ Another form of the Hinduism-related word lingam ▪ An abbreviation of the word linguistics ▪ A Chinese synonym of water caltrop...

Definition of ling in the English dictionary

The definition of ling in the dictionary is any of several gadoid food fishes of the northern coastal genus Molva, esp M. molva, having an elongated body with long fins.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE LING

liney
ling.
linga
Lingala
lingam
Lingayen Gulf
lingcod
lingel
linger
lingerer
lingerie
lingering
lingeringly
lingo
lingonberry
lingot
lingster
lingua
lingua franca
linguae

WORDS THAT END LIKE LING

according
accounting
acting
adding
advertising
amazing
anything
banking
be on to a good thing
becoming
beginning
being
booking
breaking
bring
building
buying
calling
camping
catering

Synonyms and antonyms of ling in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «ling» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF LING

Find out the translation of ling to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of ling from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «ling» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

ling
570 millions of speakers

English

ling
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

लिंग
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

لينغ
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

лин
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

ling
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

লিং
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

lingue
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Ling
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Leng
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

リング
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Ling
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

ling
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

இஸ்ரோ
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

लिंग
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

ling
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

ling
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

ling
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

лін
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Ling
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ποντικιού
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

ling
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Ling
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

ling
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of ling

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «LING»

The term «ling» is very widely used and occupies the 11.443 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «LING» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «ling» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «ling» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about ling

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «LING»

Discover the use of ling in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to ling and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Ling: The Rise, Fall, and Return of a Texas Titan
What was most remarkable about Jim Ling among the great players of corporate games is that he invented his own.
Stanley H. Brown, 1999
2
Coding Theory: A First Course
It is of central importance for many applications in computer science or engineering. This book gives a comprehensive introduction to coding theory whilst only assuming basic linear algebra.
San Ling, Chaoping Xing, 2004
3
The Mobile Connection: The Cell Phone's Impact on Society
The compelling discussion and projections about the future of the telephone should give designers everywhere a more informed practice and process, and provide researchers with new ideas to last years. *Rich Ling (an American working in ...
Rich Ling, 2004
4
Roman Painting
A general survey of Roman wall painting from the second century B.C. through the fourth century A.D., traces the origins, chronological development, subjects, techniques, and social context of the influential art form.
Roger Ling, 1991
5
Ling Shu: Or the Spiritual Pivot
The Ling Shu, considered to be the Canon of Acupuncture, is translated here by Wu Jing-Nuan in its context as the first known treatise about acupuncture with its associated medical procedures and for its philosophical beauty.
Jing-Nuan Wu, 2002
6
Martin Luther King, Jr
Drawing on recent scholarship on the Civil Rights Movement, this volume condenses research previously only available in larger literature.
Peter John Ling, 2002
7
I Myself Am a Woman: Selected Writings of Ding Ling
A selection of writings by one of China's most famous writers and cultural revolutionaries deals with feminist issues in China
Ling Ding, Tani E. Barlow, Gary J. Bjorge, 1990
8
Across Meridians: History and Figuration in Karen Tei ...
In Across Meridians, Jinqi Ling offers readers the most critically engaged examination to date of Yamashita's literary corpus.
Jinqi Ling, 2012
9
Badiou and Cinema
This book offers an in-depth examination of cinema and its philosophical significance. Alex Ling employs the philosophy of Alain Badiou to answer the question central to all serious film scholarship - namely, 'can cinema be thought?
Alex Ling, 2011
10
Reading Asian American Literature: From Necessity to ...
In the first comprehensive book on Asian American literature since Elaine Kim's ground-breaking 1982 volume, Sau-ling Wong addresses these issues and explores their implications for the multiculturalist agenda.
Sau-ling Cynthia Wong, 1993

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «LING»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term ling is used in the context of the following news items.
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China charges former president's top aide Ling Jihua - BBC News
Ling Jihua, former vice chairman of the Chinese People"s Political Consultative Conference ( Ling Jihua's arrest comes during a sustained ... «BBC News, Jul 15»
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Former Chinese president's top aide to face corruption trial
The ruling by the Communist Party's Politburo came seven months after Ling Jihua was placed under internal investigation for disciplinary ... «San Jose Mercury News, Jul 15»
3
China to prosecute former aide to retired president
Ling Jihua has been expelled from the Communist Party and his case handed over to judicial authorities, the official Xinhua news agency said, ... «euronews, Jul 15»
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China to prosecute former aide to retired president Hu Jintao
Ling Jihua, newly elected vice chairman of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), pauses while attending the ... «InterAksyon, Jul 15»
5
Ring-a-Ling! Failure to Track 49% of Mobile Website Conversions …
Ring-a-Ling Failure to Track 49 percent of Mobile Website Conversions Caused by A new research report reveals the explosive growth in calls ... «Mobile Marketing Watch, Jul 15»
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Ling Jihua's brother-in-law detained by graft authorities
Wang Jiankang, who serves as the deputy mayor of Yuncheng in Shanxi and the brother-in-law of Ling Jihua, the disgraced former head of the ... «WantChinaTimes, Jul 15»
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Relative of Ling Jihua, former aide to a president, questioned over …
The brother-in-law of Ling Jihua, the disgraced former chief of staff of former president Hu Jintao, has reportedly been taken away as part of a ... «South China Morning Post, Jul 15»
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Comedian Jia Ling in Hot Seat After Controversial Mulan Spoof
Chinese comedian Jia Ling is still the talk of the town, after her controversial interpretation of legendary heroine Hua Mulan on a TV show on ... «Yibada, Jul 15»
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Three boleros go missing in P/ling
Home / News / Three boleros go missing in P/ling. Theft: Three Boleros, two with Bhutan's registration numbers and the third with an Indian ... «Kuensel, Buhutan's National Newspaper, Jul 15»
10
Tough call to stop train service during NSEWL breakdown: SMRT
"We were just not able to cope", says SMRT's managing director of trains Lee Ling Wee of the scale of disruption to the North-South and ... «Channel News Asia, Jul 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Ling [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/ling>. May 2024 ».
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