bering

See also: Bering and beRing

English

Etymology

From be- (prefix forming verbs from adjectives or nouns, usually with the sense ‘to make, become, or cause to be [like the adjective or noun]’) +‎ ring.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /bɪˈɹɪŋ/
• Rhymes: -ɪŋ
• Hyphenation: be‧ring

Verb

bering (third-person singular simple present berings, present participle beringing, simple past and past participle beringed)

1. (transitive, intransitive, dated) To encircle (something) with a ring or some other circular object (such as a shackle).
   • 1900 December – 1901 October, Rudyard Kipling, chapter IX, in Kim (Macmillan’s Colonial Library; no. 414), London: Macmillan and Co., published 1901, →OCLC, page 235:

     [A]n elephant was captured for a time by the king's hunters and, ere he broke free, beringed with a grievous leg-iron.

Anagrams

• Bergin, Binger, Ingber, binger, bringe

Cebuano

Etymology

From English bearing.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: be‧ring

Noun

bering

1. bearing, ball bearing