ling B2 Topic:Food & Drink US /ˈlɪŋ/ UK /lɪŋ/ See IPA manual Minimal pairs Sounds like wring /l/ vs /ɹ/ Freq #6579 Meanings 1 noun A long, slender saltwater fish related to cod, often eaten as food. The fishermen brought in a large catch of ling. Thesaurus Word family Forms lings Derived forms lingcodlingy Etymology AI details From Mandarin 令 (Lìng)， 凌 (Líng) or Eastern Min 林 (Lìng). Topics Food & Drink External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # ling **Type:** Word **Level:** B2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈlɪŋ/ **IPA (UK):** /lɪŋ/ **Frequency rank:** 6579 ## Meanings 1. A long, slender saltwater fish related to cod, often eaten as food. ## Examples - The fishermen brought in a large catch of ling. ## Derived Forms - lingcod - lingy ## Etymology From Mandarin 令 (Lìng)， 凌 (Líng) or Eastern Min 林 (Lìng). ## AI Etymology Ling comes from Mandarin 令 (Lìng)， 凌 (Líng) or Eastern Min 林 (Lìng). In present-day English it covers a long, slender saltwater fish related to cod, often eaten as food. Related and derived forms include lingcod and lingy. ## Topics - Food & Drink markdown