- ling⇄-ling
(suffix forming nouns.)
1. little; unimportant.
Ex. Duckling = a little duck.
2. one that is ______.
Ex. Underling = one that is under.
3. one belonging to or concerned with.
Ex. Earthling = one belonging - ling⇄ling (1), noun, pl.lingsor (collectively)ling.
1. any one of a number of marine fishes of the North Atlantic, related to the cod, and having an elongated body, largely used for food, either salted or split and dried.
2. the freshwater burbot - ling⇄ling (2), noun.
any one of various heaths, especially the common heather.