Definition of PING

ping

Plural: pings

Noun

  • a river in western Thailand; a major tributary of the Chao Phraya
  • a sharp high-pitched resonant sound (as of a sonar echo or a bullet striking metal)
  • A high-pitched, short and somewhat sharp sound.
  • A pulse of high-pitched or ultrasonic sound whose echoes provide information about nearby objects and vessels.
  • A packet which a remote host is expected to echo, thus indicating its presence.
  • An email or other message sent requesting acknowledgement.
  • Latency.
  • A means of highlighting a feature on the game map so that allied players can see it.
  • A notification.

Verb

Verb Forms: pinged, pinging, pings

  • To make a sharp, high-pitched, resonant sound, like a sonar.
  • hit with a pinging noise
    • "The bugs pinged the lamp shade"
  • sound like a car engine that is firing too early
    • "the car pinged when I put in low-octane gasoline"
  • make a short high-pitched sound
    • "the bullet pinged when they struck the car"
  • contact, usually in order to remind of something
    • "I'll ping my accountant--April 15 is nearing"
  • send a message from one computer to another to check whether it is reachable and active
    • "ping your machine in the office"
  • To make a high-pitched, short and somewhat sharp sound.
  • To emit a signal and then listen for its echo in order to detect objects.
  • To send a packet in order to determine whether a host is present, particularly by use of the ping utility.
  • To send an email or other message to someone in hopes of eliciting a response.
  • To flick.
  • To bounce.
  • To cause something to bounce.
  • To call out audibly.
  • To penalize.
  • To trigger a person's gaydar; to look or act obviously homosexual.

Examples

  • A successful bingo made the victory bell PING in her mind.
  • Bob has two kids, but he really pings.
  • Gary Ablett was pinged for holding the ball and gave away a free kick.
  • I pinged the crumb off the table with my finger.
  • I sent a ping to the insurance company to see if they received our claim.
  • I'll ping the insurance company again to see if they've received our claim.
  • I'm pinging their server.
  • My car used to make an odd ping, but after the last oil change it went away.
  • My car was pinging until my last oil change.
  • The ball pinged off the wall and came hurtling back.
  • The network is overloaded from all the pings going out.
  • The server pings its affiliates periodically.
  • The submarine sent out a ping and got an echo from a battleship.

Origin / Etymology

Partly onomatopoeic, and partly continuing Middle English pingen (“to push, shove, pierce, stab, prod, goad, urge, feel remorse, incite”), from Old English pyngan (“to prick”), in turn likely from pungere. Compare English pang.

Synonyms

knock, Ping River, pink

Scrabble Score: 7

ping: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
ping: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
ping: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 10

ping: valid Words With Friends Word