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ling
1[ ling ]
noun
- an elongated, marine, gadid food fish, Molva molva, of Greenland and northern Europe.
- the burbot.
- any of various other elongated food fishes.
-ling
2- a suffix of nouns, often pejorative, denoting one concerned with ( hireling; underling ), or diminutive ( princeling; duckling ).
ling
3[ ling ]
noun
- the heather, Calluna vulgaris.
-ling
4- an adverbial suffix expressing direction, position, state, etc.:
darkling; sideling.
ling.
5abbreviation for
- linguistics.
ling.
1abbreviation for
- linguistics
ling
2/ ±ôɪŋ /
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 forming nouns
- derogatory.a person or thing belonging to or associated with the group, activity, or quality specified
underling
nestling
- used as a diminutive
duckling
ling
4/ ±ôɪŋ /
noun
- another name for heather
-ling
5suffix forming adverbs
- in a specified condition, manner, or direction
darkling
sideling
Derived Forms
- ˈ±ô¾±²Ô²µ²â, adjective
51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins
Origin of ling1
Origin of ling2
Origin of ling3
51³Ô¹Ï 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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