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Ting vs Tind - What's the difference?

ting | tind |

As a verb tind is

(obsolete) to ignite, kindle.

As a noun tind is

a prong or something projecting like a prong; an animal's horn; a branch or limb of a tree; a protruding arm.

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 ----

    tind

    English

    Etymology 1

    From earlier tend, from (etyl) tenden, teenden, from (etyl) . More at (l).

    Alternative forms

    * (l), (l), (l)

    Verb

  • (obsolete) To ignite, kindle.
  • *1590 , (Edmund Spenser), The Faerie Queene , III.3:
  • *:Her harty wondes so deepe into the mynd / Of the yong Damzell sunke, that great desire / Of warlike armes in her forthwith they tynd [...].

    • Etymology 2

    From (etyl) tind, tynd, from (etyl) , English tooth.

    Alternative forms

    * (l)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A prong or something projecting like a prong; an animal's horn; a branch or limb of a tree; a protruding arm.
  • A branch of a deer's antler; the horn of a unicorn; a tooth of a harrow; a spike.

    • References

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    Anagrams

    * * ----