ping
A high-pitched, short and somewhat sharp soundA high-pitched, short and somewhat sharp sound.
» Tom and Mary are still playing ping pong.
Tom und Maria spielen noch immer Tischtennis. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Том и Мэри всё ещё играют в настольный теннис. — wess
Том та Мері все ще грають у настільний теніс. — deniko
Том з Мері все ще грають у пінг-понг. — deniko
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7 sensesA high-pitched, short and somewhat sharp sound.
My car used to make an odd ping, but after the last oil change it went away.
a sharp high-pitched resonant sound (as of a sonar echo or a bullet striking metal)
A pulse of high-pitched or ultrasonic sound whose echoes provide information about nearby objects and vessels.
The submarine sent out a ping and got an echo from a battleship.
A packet which a remote host is expected to echo, thus indicating its presence.
The network is overloaded from all the pings going out.
(Internet)An email or other message sent requesting acknowledgement.
I sent a ping to the insurance company to see if they received our claim.
Latency.
A means of highlighting a feature on the game map so that allied players can see it.
A notification.
Examples
30 sentencesTom and Mary are still playing ping pong.
Том та Мері все ще грають у настільний теніс. — deniko
ruТом и Мэри всё ещё играют в настольный теннис. — wess
deTom und Maria spielen noch immer Tischtennis. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Ping pong is also called table tennis.
Пінг-понг також називають настільним тенісом. — deniko
ruПинг-понг называют также настольным теннисом. — Vixen96
dePingpong nennt man auch Tischtennis. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Tom and Mary played ping pong.
ruТом и Мэри играли в пинг-понг. — odexed
How well can you play ping-pong?
Tom can't remember which ping-pong paddle is his.
Translations
1 languagesOrigin
Partly onomatopoeic, and partly continuing Middle English pingen (“to push, shove, pierce,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.
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Forms
plural: pingsSynonyms
1 synonyms- a river in western Thailand; a major tributary of the Chao Phraya:Ping River
Word family
8 related wordsCollocations
3 patterns- ping pong
- play ping pong
- play ping
See also
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