Definition of GING

ging

Plural: gings

Noun

  • A company; troop; a gang.
  • A ‘shanghai’, or handheld catapult.
  • A redhead, a ginger-haired person

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English gyng, gynge, genge, from Old English genge (“a troop, privy, company, retinue”), from Old Norse gengi, from Proto-Germanic *gangiją (“pace, walk”). Cognate with Middle Low German gink (“a going, turn, way”), Old Norse gengi (“accompaniment, entourage, help”), Icelandic gengi (“rate”). Related to Old English gengan (“to go”), from Proto-Germanic *gangijaną (“to go”). More at gang.

Scrabble Score: 6

ging: not valid in Scrabble (US) TWL Dictionary
ging: not valid in Scrabble (MW) Merriam-Webster Dictionary
ging: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 0

ging is not valid in Words With Friends