Used in a Sentence

kaling

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for kaling.

Editorial note

But what do Chelsea Clinton and Mindy Kaling have to do with this?

Examples10
Definitions4
Parts of speech1

Quick take

An edible plant, similar to cabbage, with curled leaves that do not form a dense head (Brassica oleracea var. acephala)

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of kaling gathered in one view.

noun

An edible plant, similar to cabbage, with curled leaves that do not form a dense head (Brassica oleracea var. acephala)

noun

Any of several cabbage-like food plants that are kinds of Brassica oleracea.

noun

(cooking) Broth containing kale as a chief ingredient.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for kaling.

noun

An edible plant, similar to cabbage, with curled leaves that do not form a dense head (Brassica oleracea var. acephala)

noun

Any of several cabbage-like food plants that are kinds of Brassica oleracea.

noun

(cooking) Broth containing kale as a chief ingredient.

noun

(dated, slang) Money.

Example sentences

1

But what do Chelsea Clinton and Mindy Kaling have to do with this?

2

Mindy Kaling (Kelly Kapoor from The Office) is a famous diversity hire.

3

Some of the critics are, but far fewer than normal for this kind of thing, I think Mindy Kaling overplayed her hand.

4

> Mindy Kaling (Kelly Kapoor from The Office) is a famous diversity hire.

5

They're hand-wavy numbers but I would be confident that the show Mindy Kaling is best known for having written and acted in has easily made up over 1-2% of global Internet traffic at times.

6

Mindy Kaling was a big part of the success of the American Office and has other successes in a relatively short career, so it's not hard to see why it was green-lit...but frankly it's rating is probably about what it should expected to be.

Quote examples

1

I did not realize that we invited "nobodies" to speak at the convention; I can tell how shunned he was based on the Wikipedia page: >Third night (Wednesday, August 21: A Fight for Our Freedoms) >The third night was emceed by actress Mindy Kaling, featuring performances by Stevie Wonder, John Legend, Sheila E and Maren Morris.

Proper noun examples

1

As krstck pointed out, the public faces here are Mindy Kaling, Chelsea Clinton.

2

Mindy Kaling's character on The Office was ahead of her time.

3

I doubt anyone's Twitter experience is made much worse by, eg, Mindy Kaling's tweets.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use kaling in a sentence?

But what do Chelsea Clinton and Mindy Kaling have to do with this?

What does kaling mean?

An edible plant, similar to cabbage, with curled leaves that do not form a dense head (Brassica oleracea var. acephala)

What part of speech is kaling?

kaling is commonly used as noun.