ping

/pˈɪŋ/ · 1 syllable

Meaning

verb

1. hit with a pinging noise
   “The bugs pinged the lamp shade”
2. sound like a car engine that is firing too early
   “the car pinged when I put in low-octane gasoline”
3. make a short high-pitched sound
   “the bullet pinged when they struck the car”
4. contact, usually in order to remind of something
   “I'll ping my accountant--April 15 is nearing”
5. send a message from one computer to another to check whether it is reachable and active
   “ping your machine in the office”

noun

1. a river in western Thailand; a major tributary of the Chao Phraya
2. a sharp high-pitched resonant sound (as of a sonar echo or a bullet striking metal)

Synonyms for ping

• pink
• knock
• Ping River

Words that rhyme with ping

• swing
• string
• ring
• thing
• wing
• bring
• spring
• king
• sting
• sling
• fling
• ling
• sing
• wring
• cling
• colouring
• ding
• hamstring
• modeling
• offspring
• ting
• downswing
• modelling
• shoestring
• splattering
• wellspring
• zing
• coiling
• forewing
• pissing