Whing

name, noun, verb

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The high-pitched ringing sound of an object as it whizzes past.

    ""Whing, whing," went the Spaniard's shot, like so many humming-tops, through the rigging far above their heads."

  2. 2
    Obsolete spelling of wing. alt-of, obsolete

    "The fruite is long, flat, and thinne, almost lyke to a feather of a small birde, or lyke the whing of a grashopper."

Verb
  1. 1
    To move with great force or speed.
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname.

Synonyms

All synonyms
flyannexfenderact dropadditionadministration

Example

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""Whing, whing," went the Spaniard's shot, like so many humming-tops, through the rigging far above their heads."

Etymology

Etymology 1

Onomatopoeic.

Etymology 2

See wing.

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