pingverb
uk/pɪŋ/us/pɪŋ/[ I ] to make a short, sharp sound:
We heard a small stone ping against our window.
[ T ] informal to send an email or text message:
Ping me an email.
[ T ] specialized computing to send a message to another computer in a network to check whether your computer is connected to it
[ I ] US UK pink When a car engine pings, it makes a high knocking sound because the fuel is not burning correctly.
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Sounds made by objects, movement or impact
- clash
- crackling
- ding
- ding-a-ling
- ding-dong
- fizz
- hoot
- jangling
- knock
- pip
- rasp
- ringer
- rumbling
- sing
- slam
- swish
- thud
- twang
- whine
- whistle
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pingnoun
uk/pɪŋ/us/pɪŋ/ping noun (SOUND)
[ C ] a short, sharp sound
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Sounds made by objects, movement or impact
- clash
- crackling
- ding
- ding-a-ling
- ding-dong
- fizz
- hoot
- jangling
- knock
- pip
- rasp
- ringer
- rumbling
- sing
- slam
- swish
- thud
- twang
- whine
- whistle
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ping noun (TIME)
[ U ] specialized computing the time taken for a computer to connect to another computer or to a server:
If you play games online, you may want to test your ping time to any game server or website to see how good the connection is or isn't.