Ting
/tɪŋ/noun
A sharp, high-pitched ringing sound or a brief metallic chime.
Did you know?In English, *ting* is an onomatopoeic word, meaning its sound was basically born from imitation rather than from a long ancient root, which is why it feels so immediate and uncanny.
Etymological Timeline
Modern English
English
ting
“a sharp, light ringing sound”
19th Century
English
ting
“an imitative sound-word used for a brief metallic ring”
Earlier English usage
English
ting
“used as a sound-symbolic exclamation or light ringing noise”
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
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“no secure inherited root; the word is primarily onomatopoeic”