English

Verb

linge ‎(third-person singular simple present linges, present participle linging, simple past and past participle linged)

1. (intransitive, Britain, dialectal) To work hard; swink; dree.

Related terms

• lingy

French

Etymology

From Latin līneus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lɛ̃ʒ/

Noun

linge m ‎(plural linges)

1. linen
2. cloth
3. (Switzerland) towel
4. (Quebec, invariable) clothing

Derived terms

• sèche-linge ‎(“tumble drier”)
• corde à linge ‎(“clothesline”)

Anagrams

• ligne, ligné

Irish

Verb

linge

1. present subjunctive analytic of ling

Usage notes

Used with a noun or pronoun as the subject.

Latin

Verb

linge

1. second-person singular present active imperative of lingō

Romanian

Etymology

From Latin lingere, present active infinitive of lingō.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈlindʒe]

Verb

a linge ‎(third-person singular present linge, past participle lins) 3rd conj.

1. (transitive) to lick

Conjugation

Derived terms

• lingău
• linguși
• lingere
• prelinge