bing

plural bings

1. countableslanguncountablewith definite articleSolitary confinement.
2. ScotlandcountableuncountableA slag heap, i.e. a man-made mound or heap formed with the waste material (slag) as a by-product of coal mining or the shale oil industry.
3. ScotlandcountableuncountableThe waste by-product from a foundry or furnace, formed into such a mound.
4. ScotlandUKcountableuncountableA heap or pile, especially of metallic ore.

present singular third person bings · participle present binging · participle past binged · past binged

1. dateddialectalslangTo go; walk; come; run.

alternative ping · alternative ding · alternative bong

1. onomatopoeicThe sound made by a bounce, or by striking a metallic surface.
2. onomatopoeicThe high-pitched sound made by a bell being struck.

   Toronto Star, "Ryanair looking at standing 'seats,' pay toilets", 2 July 2010, Jim Rankin Bing! Ladies and gentlemen, in a few minutes the captain will turn off the fasten seatbelt sign, but for your own safety we recommend you stay seated and with your seatbelt securely fastened at all times.

plural bings · alternative ping · alternative ding · alternative bong

1. The sound made by a bell, an onomatopœia.
2. The sound made by a bounce.
3. A bounce.

present singular third person bings · participle present binging · participle past binged · past binged · alternative ping · alternative ding · alternative bong

1. To bounce.

1. A surname from Old English of Old English origin and unknown meaning.
2. A male given name transferred from the surname.
3. A diminutive of the male given names Bingley and Bingham (see also Bing Crosby).

1. InternetA search engine introduced by Microsoft in 2009.

present singular third person Bings · participle present Binging · participle past Binged · past Binged

1. To search for (something) on the Internet using the Bing search engine.

   “I’ve Googled it, Binged it, and Asked Jeeves. They all say the same thing, but I’m not convinced.”

   2015, Sarah Weeks, Honey, New York, N.Y.: Scholastic Press, →ISBN, →LCCN, page 53

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   Tess exited YouTube, Binged Richard Widmark, and found what she expected, given the power of that brief clip.

   2010, Stephen King, “Big Driver”, in Full Dark, No Stars, Scribner, →ISBN, page 191

   He must have Googled or Binged me and found out about one of Phil Logan’s early publicity stunts where he had me suited up like a Los Angeles Dodger so his photographer could take a picture of me holding a baseball bat.

   2011, Melinda Wells [pen name]: Linda Palmer, Pie à la Murder, New York, N.Y.: Berkley Prime Crime, →ISBN, page 113

   I Googled the company (then Binged it just to be sure), searched their job listings online, and tried to remember what job I actually applied for that generated this response.

   2013, Alan Corey, “Career Test Drive”, in The Subversive Job Search: How to Overcome a Lousy Job, Sluggish Economy, and Useless Degree to Create a Six-Figure Career, Pompton Plains, N.J.: Career Press, →ISBN, page 75

   So here she sat, having Googled and Binged and called former associates to try to get a bead on the education climate today.

   2014, Lutishia Lovely, The Perfect Affair, New York, N.Y.: Dafina Books, Kensington Publishing Corp., →ISBN, page 212

   He Googled, Binged, and Yahooed sharks, shark life, shark types, shark history, shark food, and anything else shark-related.

   2014, Ellen J. Prager, “Behind the Jungle Wall”, in The Shark Whisperer, Minneapolis, Minn.: Scarletta Junior Readers, →ISBN, page 12