CHING

Etymology 1

Noun

ching pl (plural only)

A pair of small bowl-shaped finger cymbals made of thick and heavy bronze, used in the music of Thailand and Cambodia.

Synonyms

• chhing

Etymology 2

Onomatopeic.

Interjection

ching

The sound of metal or glass clinking.

Noun

ching (countable and uncountable, plural chings)

(countable) A ringing sound, as of metal or glass being struck.

(uncountable, slang) Money (from the sound of a cash register ringing up an amount).

(zoology) A high-pitched mating call made by the male kakapo.

Synonyms

• (money): See also money.

Verb

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

To chink or clink; to make a ringing sound, as of metal or glass being struck.

(Multicultural London English) To stab, to hit with a rambo, to chef, to shank

(zoology, intransitive) Of the male kakapo: to make its high-pitched mating call.

Etymology 3

Noun

ching (uncountable)

(Scotland, slang) Cocaine.

Synonyms

• See also cocaine.

Anagrams

• ginch

Source: Wiktionary



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