Ling Meaning
/lɪŋ/Definition, CEFR level C2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounAny of various marine food fish, of the genus Molva, resembling the cod.
nounAny of various codlike saltwater fish often used as food by humans, those of the genus Molva, in the family Lotidae.
Sentence Examples
My surname is Ling.
Ling is a Chinese citizen.
Chia-ling said her grandma knows how to use LINE now. She sends stickers every day.
CEFR Practice Quiz
During his recent expedition, the deep-sea fisherman caught a rare ____ near Iceland.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The ____ is a common type of fish that is found in the cold and deep waters of the North Atlantic Ocean.
Word Origin & History
From Middle English lenge, of Germanic origin. Cognate with Old Norse langa. Probably related to long.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"Other deep creatures now being harvested or targeted as seafood include rattails, skates, squid, red crabs, orange roughy, black oreos, smooth oreos, hoki, blue ling, southern blue whiting, sablefish, black scabbard fish and spiny dogfish."
— 1995 December 26, William J. Broad, “Creatures of the Deep Find Their Way to the Table”, in The New York Times:
"I was sitting by a path on a tussock between some bushes, whence I could overlook the path and a little valley to which it led down, and where nothing but ling and heather grew."
— 1886, Peter Christen Asbjørnsen, translated by H.L. Brækstad, Folk and Fairy Tales, page 28:
"Partridges, enjoying their last weeks of security, rose whirring and clattering from among the ling."
— 1931, Dorothy L. Sayers, The Five Red Herrings:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
During his recent expedition, the deep-sea fisherman caught a rare ____ near Iceland.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The ____ is a common type of fish that is found in the cold and deep waters of the North Atlantic Ocean.