English Explanatory Dictionary

ching

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A pair of small bowl-shaped finger cymbals made of thick and heavy bronze, used in the music of Thailand and Cambodia.
intj
  1. The sound of metal or glass clinking.
noun
  1. A ringing sound, as of metal or glass being struck.
  2. Money (from the sound of a cash register ringing up an amount).
  3. A high-pitched mating call made by the male kakapo.
  4. A knife.
verb
  1. To chink or clink; to make a ringing sound, as of metal or glass being struck.
  2. To stab.
  3. Of the male kakapo: to make its high-pitched mating call.
noun
  1. Cocaine.
name
  1. A surname from Cantonese.
name
  1. A surname from Hokkien.
name
  1. Alternative form of Qing.
name
  1. Alternative form of Chingakham surname of Meitei origin
  2. Alternative form of Chingangbam surname of Meitei origin
  3. Alternative form of Chingshubam surname of Meitei origin
  4. Alternative form of Chingtham surname of Meitei origin

Pronunciation

chĭngʹ /ˈt͡ʃɪŋ/ En-au-ching.ogg

Word forms

ching chings chinging chinged

Etymology

From Thai ฉิ่ง (chìng).

Synonyms

chhing chef shank splash chib ching chive enthrill foin gore gride jab job juke kebab knifecrime lancinate pigstick pink poach run through shiv spear speet stab stick stob stog thrust yerk

Related words

cha-ching ching chong kerching

Derived words

ba-dum ching ka-ching
This entry uses open data from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA/GFDL). Word forms are used for search and are not indexed as separate pages.
Back to search All on C Russian dictionary Dahl dictionary