toing
/tɔɪŋ/
toing noun: the sound of a metallic vibration; twang.
Noun
toing (plural toings)
- The sound of a metallic vibration; twang.
- We became accustomed to the loud toing! of the breaking spring upstairs followed by the ping! of the broken spring hitting the wall.2003, Robert Hughes, Running with Walker: A Memoir, →ISBN, page 171
- I'd then found a cavernous restaurant where, beneath a ceiling of lanterns and birdcages, an elderly man plucked at a traditional instrument—toing, toing—while a woman dressed in silk sang old-school Chinese songs.2008, J. Maarten Troost, Lost on Planet China, →ISBN
Forms of toing
| plural | toings |
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Origin of toing
Onomatopoeic.
Words that rhyme with toing
Questions about toing
- What does toing mean?
- Toing means the sound of a metallic vibration; twang.
- What part of speech is toing?
- Toing is a noun.
- How do you pronounce toing?
- Toing is pronounced /tɔɪŋ/.
- What is the plural of toing?
- The plural of toing is toings.
Words near toing in the dictionary
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