ping

noun

/pɪŋ/

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verb

/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/

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[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.
(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.
Topics Phones, email and the internetc2

Word Originmid 19th cent.: imitative.