ting

Etymology 1

Onomatopoeic.

intj

1. Used to represent the sound of a small bell.
   Ting, ting, ting! went the bell again. Everybody sat down; the curtain shook, rose sufficiently high to display several pair of yellow boots paddling about, and there it remained. 1839, Charles Dickens, “The Private Theatricals”, in Sketches by Boz

noun

1. A high-pitched ringing sound, as made when a small bell is struck.
   Through the sound of the shivering glass I could hear the "ting" of the gold, as some of the sovereigns fell on the flagging. 1897, Bram Stoker, Dracula, New York: Doubleday & McClure, published 1899, page xxiii. 307
   At the same moment the ting of a bell sounded sharply. 1934, Agatha Christie, chapter 4, in Murder on the Orient Express, London: HarperCollins, published 2017, page 36

verb

1. To make a high sharp sound like a small bell being struck.
   When the microwaved food was ready, the bell tinged.
   It was built by Alco—the American Locomotive Company—and looked fairly new; it was carried on two 4-wheel bogies, and had a funny bell that tinged continuously somewhere inside. 1942 February, “A Railway Day in New England”, in Railway Magazine, page 38

Etymology 2

From the Wade–Giles romanization of Mandarin 鼎 (dǐng) Wade-Giles romanization: ting³.

noun

1. An ancient Chinese vessel with legs and a lid.

Etymology 3

From thing.

noun

1. (Caribbean creoles, MLE, MTE) thing, person (often referring to a attractive female or a relation with one or engagements in criminal schemes or otherwise potentially disreputable connections).