ping

[ UK /pˈɪŋ/ ]
[ 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)

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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
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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

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