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Ing vs Ting - What's the difference?

ing | ting |

As nouns the difference between ing and ting

is that ing is a water meadow while ting is the sound of a small metallic bell.

As a verb ting is

to make a ting sound.

ing

English

Etymology 1

From (etyl) .

Noun

(en noun)
  • A water meadow

    • References

    * OED 2nd edition 1989

    Etymology 2

    : From Pitman em'' and ''en , which it is related to phonetically and graphically, and the sound it represents. The change in vowel probably reflects the familiar suffix -ing.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The name of the letter for the ng sound in Pitman shorthand.
    • Related terms
    * eng, the name of the IPA letter for this sound

    Anagrams

    * ----

    ting

    English

    Etymology 1

    onomatopoeia

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The sound of a small metallic bell

    • Verb

    (en verb)
  • To make a ting sound
    • When the food was ready, the bell tinged
    See also
    * ding * ding dong * tintinnabulation

    Etymology 2

    Chinese: ?, pinyin: d?ng. (en)

    Alternative forms

    * ding

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • ancient Chinese vessel with legs and a lid.
  • The apartment in a Chinese temple where the idol is kept.
    • (Webster 1913) English onomatopoeias ----