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Meaning of ing | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2 Standard
ɪŋ

Definitions

  1. A meadow, especially a low meadow near a river; water meadow.
  2. The letter for the ng sound /ŋ/ in Pitman shorthand.
  3. A surname

Equivalents

Français Ing
Kurdî ing
Português Ing

Examples

“Ings, glens, and fens of the Highlands.”
“Bill for dividing and inclosing certain open common fields, ings, common pastures, and other commonable lands.”
“[There] lay an extent of meadow grounds, in ings, to afford a supply of hay.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
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