golding UK /ˈɡəʊldɪŋ/US /ˈɡoʊldɪŋ/ noun5 •The ladybird (family Coccinellidae). •A kind of red hop, a sub-variety of the Canterbury hop. •(dialect, UK) The corn marigold (Glebionis segetum). •(no longer used) A gold coin. •(no longer used) A kind of apple; a goldling. formsgoldinges · goldings