Bing

See also: bing, bìng, bīng, bǐng, biŋ, and B.Ing.

English

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation, General American) enPR: bĭng; IPA^(key): /bɪŋ/
• Rhymes: -ɪŋ

Etymology 1

Proper noun

Bing

1. A surname from Old English of Old English origin and unknown meaning.
2. A male given name transferred from the surname.
3. A diminutive of the male given names Bingley or Bingham (see also Bing Crosby).

Etymology 2

Brand name.

Proper noun

Bing

1. (Internet) A search engine introduced by Microsoft in 2009.

Verb

Bing (third-person singular simple present Bings, present participle Binging, simple past and past participle Binged)

1. To search for (something) on the Internet using the Bing search engine.
   • 2010, Stephen King, “Big Driver”, in Full Dark, No Stars, Scribner, →ISBN, page 191:

     Tess exited YouTube, Binged Richard Widmark, and found what she expected, given the power of that brief clip.

   • 2011, Melinda Wells [pen name]: Linda Palmer, Pie à la Murder, New York, N.Y.: Berkley Prime Crime, →ISBN, page 113:

     He must have Googled or Binged me and found out about one of Phil Logan’s early publicity stunts where he had me suited up like a Los Angeles Dodger so his photographer could take a picture of me holding a baseball bat.

   • 2013, Alan Corey, “Career Test Drive”, in The Subversive Job Search: How to Overcome a Lousy Job, Sluggish Economy, and Useless Degree to Create a Six-Figure Career, Pompton Plains, N.J.: Career Press, →ISBN, page 75:

     I Googled the company (then Binged it just to be sure), searched their job listings online, and tried to remember what job I actually applied for that generated this response.

   • 2014, Lutishia Lovely, The Perfect Affair, New York, N.Y.: Dafina Books, Kensington Publishing Corp., →ISBN, page 212:

     So here she sat, having Googled and Binged and called former associates to try to get a bead on the education climate today.

   • 2014, Ellen J. Prager, “Behind the Jungle Wall”, in The Shark Whisperer, Minneapolis, Minn.: Scarletta Junior Readers, →ISBN, page 12:

     He Googled, Binged, and Yahooed sharks, shark life, shark types, shark history, shark food, and anything else shark-related.

   • 2015, Sarah Weeks, Honey, New York, N.Y.: Scholastic Press, →ISBN, →LCCN, page 53:

     “I’ve Googled it, Binged it, and Asked Jeeves. They all say the same thing, but I’m not convinced.”

Anagrams

• GBNI, Gbin

Luxembourgish

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /biŋ/

Noun

Bing m (plural Bingen)

1. (rare) nick, jail (prison)