herring
(herɪŋ )
Word forms: herring , herrings
1. variable noun
A herring is a long silver-coloured fish. Herring live in large groups in the sea.
Herring is a piece of this fish eaten as food.
2. See also red herring
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Idioms:
a red herring
a piece of information, a suggestion, or an action that is irrelevant and, often deliberately, is taking people's attention away from the main subject or problem that they should be considering
This is a total political red herring and an attempt to divert from the main issues in the campaign.
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Collocations:
pickled herring smoked herring
Go for the meatballs, gravadlax and the classic pickled herring.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
Alongside was a plate of pickled herring and black bread, two shot glasses and a fresh pack of cigarettes with Cyrillic script over them.
THE COMPANY OF STRANGERS (2002)
Yakubovsky threw pickled herring down his throat as if he was a performing elephant seal.
THE COMPANY OF STRANGERS (2002)
Where are the pickled herring and onion open sandwiches?
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
We'll do him a mean pickled herring.
The Sun (2009)
Bloater paste was a spread made from smoked herring.
Times, Sunday Times
By 1886, the town was noted for producing smoked herring in considerable quantities.
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Bloaters are distinct from kippers in that bloaters are cured whole herring, while kippers are split smoked herring.
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The deepwater cisco fishery caught longjaw ciscoes and sold them as smoked herring.
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Smoked herrings, also known as kippers, are a strong contender for the greatest dish of all time.
The Sun
Translations:
Chinese: 鲱
Japanese: ニシン