herring B2 Topic:Animals Also spelled herrin’s US /ˈhɛɹɪŋ/ UK /ˈhɛrɪŋ/ See IPA manual Freq #13644 Meanings 1 noun a small oily sea fish often eaten as food The fishermen brought barrels of herring to market. 2 noun the flesh of a herring used as food They served smoked herring with bread. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a small oily sea fish often... clupeid fish 2 noun · the flesh of a herring used... herring fish Word family Derived forms herringsherringboneherringlike Related forms kipperstockfish Common collocations lake herring Noun + noun Etymology From Old English haering, from a West Germanic word for herring. The deeper origin is uncertain, possibly linked to hair because of the fish's many fine bones. Topics Animals External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # herring **Type:** Word **Level:** B2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈhɛɹɪŋ/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈhɛrɪŋ/ **Frequency rank:** 13644 ## Meanings 1. a small oily sea fish often eaten as food 2. the flesh of a herring used as food ## Examples - The fishermen brought barrels of herring to market. - They served smoked herring with bread. ## Synonyms - clupeid fish - herring fish ## Derived Forms - herrings - herringbone - herringlike ## Related Forms - kipper - stockfish ## Etymology From Old English haering, from a West Germanic word for herring. The deeper origin is uncertain, possibly linked to hair because of the fish's many fine bones. ## Topics - Animals markdown