herring meaning

UK US /ˈhɛrɪŋ/ 2 syllables

herring (noun): valuable flesh of fatty fish from shallow waters of northern Atlantic or Pacific; usually salted or pickled.

herring has 2 meanings in this dictionary.

herring as a noun

  1. valuable flesh of fatty fish from shallow waters of northern Atlantic or Pacific; usually salted or pickled

    Type of: saltwater fish

    Kinds: kipper, bloater, pickled herring, red herring, sprat, whitebait

  2. commercially important food fish of northern waters of both Atlantic and Pacific

    Synonyms: Clupea harangus

    Type of: clupeid fish, food fish

    Kinds: Atlantic herring, Pacific herring

How to pronounce herring

herring is pronounced /ˈhɛrɪŋ/ in American English. It has 2 syllables, with the stress on the first syllable.

Words that rhyme with herring

Scrabble score: 11 (letter breakdown)

Word lists: words starting with HE · words ending in NG · 7-letter words

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