bering

be·ring
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UK/bɪˈɹɪŋ/

verb

To encircle (something) with a ring or some other circular object (such as a shackle).

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Meanings

bering1

verbbering (third-person singular simple present berings, present participle beringing, simple past and past participle beringed)

present singular third person berings · participle present beringing · participle past beringed · past beringed

  1. ambitransitivedatedTo encircle (something) with a ring or some other circular object (such as a shackle).

    [A]n elephant was captured for a time by the king's hunters and, ere he broke free, beringed with a grievous leg-iron.

    1900 December – 1901 October, Rudyard Kipling, chapter IX, in Kim, London: Macmillan and Co., published 1901, →OCLC, page 235

Bering2

proper noun
  1. An element of various place names in the geographical region between the northeastern extreme of Russia and the U.S. state of Alaska.

Origin

bering · verb

From be- (prefix forming verbs from adjectives or nouns, usually with the sense ‘to make, become, or cause to be [like the adjective or noun]’) + ring.

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Bering · proper noun

Derived from the surname of Vitus Bering, a Danish-born navigator in the service of the Russian Navy, known for his two explorations of the north-eastern coast of the Asian continent and from there the western coast on the North American continent.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with bering

beingsomethingthingkingspringbringstringthinkingingwingswingngsingbearingBeijingsubmittingpingSinghpngstingminglingslingbling
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Anagrams

BerginbingerIngber
Cite this entry
APA

bering. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bering

MLA

“bering.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bering. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bering,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bering.

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