ting

• POS: Noun, Verb (usu participle)

CIDE DICTIONARY

ting, n. [Dan. thing, ting, Norw. ting, or Sw. ting.].

 In Scandinavian countries, a legislative or judicial assembly; -- used, esp. in composition, in titles of such bodies. See Legislature, Norway.  [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

ting, n. [An imitative word. Cf. Tink.].

 A sharp sound, as of a bell; a tinkling.  [1913 Webster]

ting, v. i. 

 To sound or ring, as a bell; to tinkle.  Holland.  [1913 Webster]

ting, n. 

 The apartment in a Chinese temple where the idol is kept.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

ting, n. & v.
--n. a tinkling sound as of a bell.
--v.intr. & tr. emit or cause to emit this sound.

Etymology

imit.