ling meaning

ling as a noun

1. water chestnut whose spiny fruit has two rather than 4 prongs

   Synonyms: ling ko, Trapa bicornis

   Type of: water chestnut

2. common Old World heath represented by many varieties; low evergreen grown widely in the northern hemisphere

   Synonyms: heather, Scots heather, broom, Calluna vulgaris

   Type of: heath

3. elongated marine food fish of Greenland and northern Europe; often salted and dried

   Synonyms: Molva molva

   Type of: gadoid

4. American hakes

   Type of: hake

5. elongate freshwater cod of northern Europe and Asia and North America having barbels around its mouth

   Synonyms: burbot, eelpout, cusk, Lota lota

   Type of: cod

How to pronounce ling

ling is pronounced /lɪŋ/ in American English. It has 1 syllable.

Words that rhyme with ling

• swing
• thing
• spring
• bring
• string
• ring
• wing
• sing
• sting
• king
• wring
• ping
• ding
• ting
• zing