Definition of "ing" in Englisch

noun

1. (now only in dialects) A meadow, especially a low meadow near a river; water meadow.

   • Ings, glens, and fens of the Highlands.
   • [There] lay an extent of meadow grounds, in ings, to afford a supply of hay.

noun

1. The letter for the ng sound /ŋ/ in Pitman shorthand.