hing

See also: Hing

English

Etymology 1

Verb

hing

1. (dialectal or poetic) alternative form of hang

   1600, Torquato Tasso, translated by Edward Fairfax, edited by Henry Morley, Jerusalem Delivered‎^[1], London: George Routledge and Sons, published 1890, page 89:

   The peers of Pluto's realm assembled been
   Amid the palace of their angry King,
   In hideous forms and shapes, tofore unseen,
   That fear, death, terror and amazement bring,
   With ugly paws some trample on the green,
   Some gnaw the snakes that on their shoulders hing.

Etymology 2

From Hindi हींग (hīṅg).

Noun

hing (uncountable)

1. (India) Asafoetida, especially when used as a seasoning.

Anagrams

• Nigh, inHg, nigh

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Dutch

Pronunciation

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• Rhymes: -ɪŋ

Verb

hing

1. (deprecated template usage) singular past indicative of hangen

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Estonian

Etymology 1

From . Cognate with Finnish henki.

Noun

hing (genitive hinge, partitive hinge)

1. soul
2. life-force
3. a living being, usually a human
4. breath, breathing

   Suits tõmbas hinge kinni.

   The smoke suffocated me. (lit. "The smoke pulled (my) breathing to a close")

Etymology 2

From Middle Low German henge.

Noun

hing (genitive hinge, partitive hinge)

1. hinge

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German

Alternative forms

• hieng (archaic)

Pronunciation

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Verb

hing

1. first/third-person singular indicative past of hangen

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Scots

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /hɪŋ/

Etymology 1

Noun

hing (plural hings)

1. thing
   • 2018, Chris McQueer, HWFG, 404Ink 2018, p. 4:

     ‘Aye, but that's the hing, Dolly. He's…he's different fae other guys.’

Derived terms

• anyhing
• everyhing
• nuhing
• sumhing

Etymology 2

Verb

hing (third-person singular simple present hings, present participle hingin, simple past hung, past participle hung)

1. to hang