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whing

whing noun: the high-pitched ringing sound of an object as it whizzes past. Also the obsolete spelling of wing.

Noun

whing (plural whings)

  1. The high-pitched ringing sound of an object as it whizzes past.
    • "Whing, whing," went the Spaniard's shot, like so many humming-tops, through the rigging far above their heads.1855, Charles Kingsley, Westward Ho! The Voyages and Adventures of Sir Amyas Leigh

Verb

whing (third-person singular simple present whings, present participle whinging, simple past and past participle whinged)

  1. To move with great force or speed.

Proper noun capitalized: Whing

Whing

  1. A surname.

Also used as

whing is also the obsolete spelling of wing.

Forms of whing

Noun
pluralwhings
Verb
third-person singular presentwhings
present participlewhinging
past participlewhinged
pastwhinged

Origin of whing

Onomatopoeic.

See wing.

Questions about whing

What does whing mean?
Whing means the high-pitched ringing sound of an object as it whizzes past.
What part of speech is whing?
Whing can be a noun, a verb or a proper noun.
What is the plural of whing?
The plural of whing is whings.

Words near whing in the dictionary

  1. whines
  2. whinest
  3. whinestone
  4. whineth
  5. whiney
  6. whing
  7. whing-ding
  8. whing-dings
  9. whingding
  10. whingdings
  11. whinge

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