ling

B2 Topic:Animals

US /ˈlɪŋ/ UK /lɪŋ/ See IPA manual

Minimal pairs

Sounds like ring /l/ vs /r/ Sounds like wring /l/ vs /r/

Freq #6579

Meanings

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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

From Mandarin 令 (Lìng)，凌 (Líng) or Eastern Min 林 (Lìng).

Topics

Animals

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