ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Toing

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Toing is a noun meaning The sound of a metallic vibration; twang.

Meaning

The sound of a metallic vibration; twang.

Example Sentences

We became accustomed to the loud toing! of the breaking spring upstairs followed by the ping! of the broken spring hitting the wall.
Each time someone pulls a staple out, there's a toing sound that echoes down the wire, followed by a vibration, toing, toing, toing.
I'd then found a cavernous restaurant where, beneath a ceiling of lanterns and birdcages, an elderly man plucked at a traditional instrument—toing, toing—while a woman dressed in silk sang old-school Chinese songs.

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Related Words

Related dictionary entries include twanging, tang, twangling, twangle, twank, twock.

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