ping
verb/pɪŋ/
/pɪŋ/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they ping | /pɪŋ/ /pɪŋ/ |
| he / she / it pings | /pɪŋz/ /pɪŋz/ |
| past simple pinged | /pɪŋd/ /pɪŋd/ |
| past participle pinged | /pɪŋd/ /pɪŋd/ |
| -ing form pinging | /ˈpɪŋɪŋ/ /ˈpɪŋɪŋ/ |
- [intransitive, transitive] to make a short, high ringing sound; to make something produce this sound
- The microwave pinged.
- + adv./prep. He threw himself to the ground as bullets pinged off the metal behind him.
- ping something You have to ping the bell on the desk to get someone to come and attend to you.
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- (North American English) (British English pink)[intransitive] (of a car engine) to make knocking sounds because the fuel is not burning correctly
- [transitive] ping something to test whether an internet connection is working by sending a signal to a computer and waiting for a replyTopics Phones, email and the internetc2
- [transitive] ping something (to somebody) | ping somebody (informal) to send an email or a text message to somebody
- I'll ping it to you later.
- Ping me later in the week.
Word Originmid 19th cent.: imitative.
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