Meaning of toing | Babel Free

Definitions

The sound of a metallic vibration; twang.

Examples

“We became accustomed to the loud toing! of the breaking spring upstairs followed by the ping! of the broken spring hitting the wall.”

“I'd then found a cavernous restaurant where, beneath a ceiling of lanterns and birdcages, an elderly man plucked at a traditional instrument—toing, toing—while a woman dressed in silk sang old-school Chinese songs.”

“Each time someone pulls a staple out, there's a toing sound that echoes down the wire, followed by a vibration, toing, toing, toing.”

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