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ping

/pɪŋ/noun, verb1 syllable

Ping means: sound like a car engine that is firing too early.

Synonyms for ping3

noun, as in a river in western Thailand; a major tributary of the Chao Phraya

Ping River

verb, as in sound like a car engine that is firing too early

What does ping mean?7

verb

1

sound like a car engine that is firing too early“the car pinged when I put in low-octane gasoline”

2

hit with a pinging noise“The bugs pinged the lamp shade”

3

make a short high-pitched sound“the bullet pinged when they struck the car”

4

contact, usually in order to remind of something“I'll ping my accountant — April 15 is nearing”

5

send a message from one computer to another to check whether it is reachable and active“ping your machine in the office”

noun

1

a river in western Thailand; a major tributary of the Chao Phraya

2

a sharp high-pitched resonant sound (as of a sonar echo or a bullet striking metal)

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with ping?18

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Ping in a sentence

  • Ball games, such as basketball and ping-pong, are usually played indoors.unknown
  • I'd like to play a game of ping-pong.unknown
  • He is proud of never having been beaten in ping-pong.CK
  • Our team is seeded in the ping-pong competition.trieuho
  • I'd like to play ping pong nude again.rul
  • Who at this school is the best at ping-pong?frpzzd
  • Sami's last cellphone ping came from a cellphone tower in Cairo.OsoHombre
  • In tennis and ping-pong backhand the hand is turned backwards in making the stroke.unknown

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of ping

as a noun

plural
pings

as a verb

past tense
pinged
present participle
pinging
third-person singular
pings
past participle
pinged