Meanings
golding1
plural goldings · obsolete plural goldinges
- obsoleteA gold coin.
- MidlandsNorthUKdialectalThe corn marigold (Glebionis segetum).
- The ladybird (family Coccinellidae).
golding2
plural goldings
- A kind of red hop, a sub-variety of the Canterbury hop.
Synonyms: golding hop, golding vine
golding3
- gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of gold
Golding4
plural Goldings
- A surname.
Writing at Hello Beautiful, Shenequa Golding says she’s most upset at African Americans who stereotype her based on a choice her mother made.
2012 October 11, Shenequa Golding, “Being Named Shenequa Doesn't Make Me Ghetto”, in The Root, archived from the original on 19 Dec 2025
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA kind of red hop, a sub-variety of the Canterbury hop.
Origin
golding · noun
First attested in 1798; from the surname (Golding) of the man who developed the sub-variety (in 1790).
Full word history & related roots →golding · verb
From gold (“pyrolyse food to a golden brown”) + -ing.
Full word history & related roots →Rhymes & wordplay
Anagrams
Cite this entry
golding. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/golding
“golding.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/golding. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “golding,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/golding.
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