[
UK
/pˈɪŋ/
]
[ US /ˈpɪŋ/ ]
[ US /ˈpɪŋ/ ]
VERB
-
make a short high-pitched sound
the bullet pinged when they struck the car -
hit with a pinging noise
The bugs pinged the lamp shade -
contact, usually in order to remind of something
I'll ping my accountant--April 15 is nearing -
sound like a car engine that is firing too early
the car pinged when I put in low-octane gasoline
The car pinked when the ignition was too far retarded -
send a message from one computer to another to check whether it is reachable and active
ping your machine in the office
NOUN
- a sharp high-pitched resonant sound (as of a sonar echo or a bullet striking metal)
How To Use ping In A Sentence
- She tore her eyes from them for a moment to spy the bodhrán player in the tree, tapping out her rhythm with her eyes closed, not noticing the spy amongst them.
- It is, we learned, easier to learn to fly a plane than to master touch-typing. Radio review: Fry's English Delight: The Trial Of Qwerty
- Moreover, she is being asked to do this while remaining scrupulously impartial and keeping the viewer entertained with talk of trade deals, tariffs and employment figures. Times, Sunday Times
- The hat, I think the style was called fedora, had a dark band and a dint in the top, which my father would sometimes correct with a chopping action of his right hand.
- Do you really want ambient and drum'n'bass remixers stomping on your world music? Times, Sunday Times
- The finishing line may be in sight but the final lap is shaping up to be an epic battle. Times, Sunday Times
- Baby and Infant Products, Flap Hats, Swim Diapers, Swimwear Outwear, Sleeping Bags.
- The doctor has said that I can start stepping down my medication in a few days' time.
- Why be all miffy and hissy and in a bitch-slapping mood guys, about not being in the military when you can do the work you like in prisons and police forces? See, it's not all about the election today.
- Try feeling a little "schlubby" popping around the corner for a newspaper. Wine Shopping in San Francisco, Italian Style