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chinging

chinging is the present participle and gerund of ching.

Meaning of ching

Verb

ching (third-person singular simple present chings, present participle chinging, simple past and past participle chinged)

  1. To chink or clink; to make a ringing sound, as of metal or glass being struck.
    • The cutlery was chinging as the boat swayed around on the sea.
  2. (Multicultural-London-English, slang) To stab.
    • No verbal, just chinging, like everyone know that we are on tings.2019 August 12, “Deep In It”, Fizzler (lyrics)
  3. (intransitive) Of the male kakapo: to make its high-pitched mating call.

See all 12 meanings of ching

Noun

chinging (plural chingings)

  1. (Multicultural-London-English, slang) A stabbing.
    Synonyms:
    shaving

Synonyms of chinging

Forms of chinging

pluralchingings

Questions about chinging

What does chinging mean?
Chinging means a stabbing.
What is chinging the present participle and gerund of?
Chinging is the present participle and gerund of ching.
What part of speech is chinging?
Chinging is a noun.
What is the plural of chinging?
The plural of chinging is chingings.

Words near chinging in the dictionary

  1. Chinghai
  2. Chinghis
  3. Chinghis Khan
  4. Chinghiz
  5. Chinghiz Khan
  6. chinging
  7. chingings
  8. Chingis
  9. Chingis Khan
  10. Chingisid
  11. Chingiz

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