singling

English

Verb

singling

1. present participle of single

Noun

singling (plural singlings)

1. (distilling) Liquid collected from the wash, or fermented wort; low wine.

Anagrams

• slinging

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From the verb singla

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²sɪŋlɪŋ/

Noun

singling f (definite singular singlinga, uncountable)

1. tinkling, jangling
   • 1911, Helge Marstein, "Aurora: ein sjøroman":

     Clark saag, at her var ikkje alt som det skulde vera, og reiste seg kvasst, daa dei høyrde tunge stig og singling av jarn.

     Clark saw that everything was not as it should be, and rose abruptly when they heard heavy footsteps and the jangling of iron.

Further reading

• “singling” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.