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ling
1[ling]
noun
plural
ling ,plural
lings .an elongated, marine, gadid food fish, Molva molva, of Greenland and northern Europe.
the burbot.
any of various other elongated food fishes.
-ling
2a suffix of nouns, often pejorative, denoting one concerned with (hireling; underling ), or diminutive (princeling; duckling ).
ling
3[ling]
noun
the heather, Calluna vulgaris.
-ling
4an adverbial suffix expressing direction, position, state, etc..
darkling; sideling.
ling.
5abbreviation
linguistics.
-ling
1suffix
derogatorya person or thing belonging to or associated with the group, activity, or quality specified
nestling
underling
used as a diminutive
duckling
ling
2/ ɪŋ /
noun
any of several gadoid food fishes of the northern coastal genus Molva, esp M. molva, having an elongated body with long fins
another name for burbot
-ling
3suffix
in a specified condition, manner, or direction
darkling
sideling
ling
4/ ɪŋ /
noun
another name for heather
ling.
5abbreviation
linguistics
Other 51Թ Forms
- ˈԲ adjective
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of ling1
Origin of ling2
Origin of ling3
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of ling1
Origin of ling2
Origin of ling3
Origin of ling4
Example Sentences
A misshapen, pocked rectangle of line-caught ling cod carried a wafting fishy scent, its surface over-salted and cooked hard, the interior flesh chewing into little fibers, the plating indifferent, the accompaniments misguided.
It’s also known for ling cod and as a great place to go crabbing without a boat.
Chef Eric Rivera loves using it to coat “lean and thin fish like petrale sole, or thin sliced fish like a ling cod or halibut,” he said.
For an entree, I ordered the crispy Alaskan ling cod and chips.
The secluded patch of ground is now a summery enclosure of pink, purple and yellow, with bell heather, ling and gorse flowers; rowans are laden in scarlet berries and stunted brambles creep across the banks.
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When To Use
The suffix -ling has two distinct senses.The first of these senses is to form nouns meaning “one concerned with” and/or "little." This form of -ling is occasionally used in a variety of everyday terms. It is sometimes used to be pejorative or insulting. The suffix -ling comes from Old English, in which it was used to create nouns meaning "one concerned with."The second of these senses is to form adverbs describing direction, position, or state of being. This form of -ling is very rarely used in a variety of obscure terms. The suffix -ling in this sense comes from Old English -ling, in which it was used to indicate direction.
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