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Definitions for Ling

[1] an elongated, marine, gadid food fish, Molva molva, of Greenland and northern Europe.
[2] the burbot.
[3] any of various other elongated food fishes.
[4] the heather, Calluna vulgaris.
[5] linguistics.
[6] a suffix of nouns, often pejorative, denoting one concerned with (hireling; underling ), or diminutive (princeling; duckling ).
[7] an adverbial suffix expressing direction, position, state, etc.: darkling; sideling.
[8] any of several gadoid food fishes of the northern coastal genus Molva, esp M. molva, having an elongated body with long fins
[9] another name for burbot
[10] another name for heather (def. 1)
[11] linguistics
[12] often derogatory a person or thing belonging to or associated with the group, activity, or quality specified nestling ; underling
[13] used as a diminutive duckling
[14] in a specified condition, manner, or direction darkling ; sideling

Words nearby Ling

lines, linesman, lineswoman, lineup, liney, ling, ling., lingala, lingam, lingayat, lingayata

Origin of Ling

-ling2Middle English, Old English; adv. use of gradational variant lang long1

Word origin for Ling

-lingOld English -ling, adverbial suffix