Ping - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|pɪŋ|
Brit.
|pɪŋ|
noun
- a river in western Thailand; a major tributary of the Chao Phraya
- a sharp high-pitched resonant sound (as of a sonar echo or a bullet striking metal)
- a sharp high-pitched resonant sound (as of a sonar echo or a bullet striking metal)
verb
- hit with a pinging noise
The bugs pinged the lamp shade
- sound like a car engine that is firing too early (syn: knock, pink)the car pinged when I put in low-octane gasoline
- make a short high-pitched soundthe bullet pinged when they struck the car
- contact, usually in order to remind of somethingI'll ping my accountant--April 15 is nearing
- send a message from one computer to another to check whether it is reachable and activeping your machine in the office
Extra examples
Pebbles pinged off the car.
They rested listening to the ping-ping-ping of crossing bells.
A bullet pinged against the plating.
The microwave goes ping when the food's ready.
The bugs pinged the lamp shade
I'll ping my accountant--April 15 is nearing
Deng Xiao Ping was purged several times throughout his lifetime
Deng Xiao Ping was rehabilitated several times throughout his lifetime
Word forms
verb
I/you/we/they: ping
he/she/it: pings
present participle: pinging
past tense: pinged
past participle: pinged
I/you/we/they: ping
he/she/it: pings
present participle: pinging
past tense: pinged
past participle: pinged
noun
singular: ping
plural: pings
singular: ping
plural: pings
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