Ping

Ping  (png)

A river, about 563 km (350 mi) long, of western Thailand. It is a major tributary of the Chao Phraya.

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ping ¹  (png)

n.

1. A sharp, high-pitched sound, as that made by a bullet striking metal.

2. See knock.

intr.v. pinged, ping·ing, pings

To make a sharp, high-pitched, metallic sound.

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[Imitative.]

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ping ²  (png)

n.

A protocol that sends a message to another computer and waits for acknowledgment, often used to check if another computer on a network is reachable.

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[p(acket) in(formation) g(roper).]

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ping [pɪŋ]

n

a short high-pitched resonant sound, as of a bullet striking metal or a sonar echo

vb

(intr) to make such a noise

[of imitative origin]

pinging  adj

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	Ping - a river in western Thailand; a major tributary of the Chao Phraya Ping River Kingdom of Thailand, Siam, Thailand - a country of southeastern Asia that extends southward along the Isthmus of Kra to the Malay Peninsula; "Thailand is the official name of the former Siam"
	2.	ping - a sharp high-pitched resonant sound (as of a sonar echo or a bullet striking metal) sound - the sudden occurrence of an audible event; "the sound awakened them"
Verb	1.	ping - hit with a pinging noise; "The bugs pinged the lamp shade" collide with, impinge on, hit, run into, strike - hit against; come into sudden contact with; "The car hit a tree"; "He struck the table with his elbow"
	2.	ping - sound like a car engine that is firing too early; "the car pinged when I put in low-octane gasoline"; "The car pinked when the ignition was too far retarded" pink, knock sound, go - make a certain noise or sound; "She went `Mmmmm'"; "The gun went `bang'"
	3.	ping - make a short high-pitched sound; "the bullet pinged when they struck the car" sound, go - make a certain noise or sound; "She went `Mmmmm'"; "The gun went `bang'"
	4.	ping - contact, usually in order to remind of something; "I'll ping my accountant--April 15 is nearing" contact, get hold of, get through, reach - be in or establish communication with; "Our advertisements reach millions"; "He never contacted his children after he emigrated to Australia"
	5.	ping - send a message from one computer to another to check whether it is reachable and active; "ping your machine in the office" computer science, computing - the branch of engineering science that studies (with the aid of computers) computable processes and structures contact, get hold of, get through, reach - be in or establish communication with; "Our advertisements reach millions"; "He never contacted his children after he emigrated to Australia"

Translations

ping [pɪŋ]

A. N (on striking) → sonido m metálico; [of bullet] → silbido m; [of bell] → tintín m

B. VI (on striking) → producir un sonido metálico; [bullet] → silbar; [bell] → tintinear, hacer tintín

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ping [ˈpɪŋ]

n (= noise) → dring m

vi [bell] → tinter
ping-pong® [ˈpɪŋpɒŋ]

n → ping-pong m
to play ping-pong → jouer au ping-pong

modif [table, ball, championship, champion, player] → de ping-pong

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ping

n (of bell) → Klingeln nt; (of bullet) → Peng nt; to make a ping (sonar, lift bell etc) → klingeln; the stone made a ping as it hit the glass → der Stein machte klick, als er auf das Glas traf

vi (bell) → klingeln; (bullet) → peng machen

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ping [pɪŋ]

1. n → suono metallico; (of bell) → tintinnio

2. vi (see n) → produrre un suono metallico, tintinnare

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ping [pɪŋ]

1. n → suono metallico; (of bell) → tintinnio

2. vi (see n) → produrre un suono metallico, tintinnare

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ping

n ping [piŋ]

a sharp, ringing sound such as that of a glass being lightly struck, or a stretched wire, thread etc being pulled and released His knife struck the wine-glass with a loud ping. pieng أزيز، فَرْقَعَه иззвъняване cinknutí pling das Klirren «ντιν» (ήχος) sonido metálico, silbido kõlksatus, vihin صدای جیرینگ یا دنگ kilahdus tintement צִלצוּל חַד וְקַצָר सनसनाहट zvuk ping fütyülés dentingan pæng; það að klingja (colpo secco) ピュー 핑 skambesys, zvimbimas džinkstēšana bunyi denting ping smell brzęk tinido zăngănit резкий звук cinknutie plenk fijuk klingande ljud เสียงดังเปรี้ยง tınlama sesi 砰 свист; дзижчання جھنکار âm thanh sắc gọn 砰

v

to make such a sound The glass pinged. pieng يُفَرْقِع звънтя cinknout plinge klirren κουδουνίζω hacer un sonido metálico, silbar kõlksatama, vihisema جیرینگ کردن kilahtaa tinter לְהַשמִיע צִלצוּל חַד सनसनाना zvuk”kao zvonce” fütyül berdenting klingja tintinnare ピューと音がする 핑 소리를 내다 (su)skambėti, suzvimbti, žvangtelėti džinkstēt berdenting rinkelen smelle, hvine brzęknąć tinir a zăngăni издавать резкий звук cinknúť plenkati fijuknuti klinga ทำให้เกิดเสียงดังเปรี้ยง tınlamak 發出砰的響聲 свистіти; дзижчати جھنکار پيدا کرنا tạo ra âm thanh sắc gọn 发出砰的响声