ling
Any of various codlike saltwater fish often used as food by humans, those of the genus…Any of various codlike saltwater fish often used as food by humans, those of the genus Molva, in the family Lotidae.
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Meaning
4 senses(countable, uncountable)Any of various codlike saltwater fish often used as food by humans, those of the genus Molva, in the family Lotidae.
Any of various codlike saltwater fish often used as food by humans, those of the genus Molva, in the family Lotidae.
(countable, especially, uncountable)A common ling (Molva molva).
(countable, uncountable)Any of various varieties of heather or broom.
Besenheide
Any of various varieties of heather or broom.
(countable, uncountable)Common heather (Calluna vulgaris)
- American hakes
- elongated marine food fish of Greenland and northern Europe; often salted and dried
- water chestnut whose spiny fruit has two rather than 4 prongs
- common Old World heath represented by many varieties; low evergreen grown widely in the Northern Hemisphere
Examples
5 sentencesWhat a ding-a-ling!
My surname is Ling.
Chia-ling said her grandma knows how to use LINE now. She sends stickers every day.
Ling is a Chinese citizen.
Grandma Ling died with unfinished business. It is said that to this day no one has dared to live in that house.
Translations
5 languagesBy meaning 1
Origin
From Middle English lenge, of Germanic origin. Cognate with Old Norse langa. Probably relaFrom Middle English lenge, of Germanic origin. Cognate with Old Norse langa. Probably related to long.
From Middle English ling, linge, from Old Norse lyng.
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Forms
plural: lings / lingSynonyms
11 synonyms- elongated marine food fish of Greenland and northern Europe; often salted and dried:Molva molva
- water chestnut whose spiny fruit has two rather than 4 prongs:ling koTrapa bicornis
- common Old World heath represented by many varieties; low evergreen grown widely in the Northern Hemisphere:heatherScots heatherbroomCalluna vulgaris
- elongate freshwater cod of northern Europe and Asia and North America having barbels around its mouth:burboteelpoutcuskLota lota
Word family
3 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular
- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable