ping
verb (used without object)
to produce a sharp sound like that of a bullet striking a sheet of metal.
has been pinging
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present perfect progressiveof ping (3rd person singular).present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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West African cuisine has been pinging on my healthy-food radar a lot lately.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 19, 2023
They invited me to join their group meetup text, which has been pinging a lot ever since.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 29, 2022
The phrase “radical hospitality” has been pinging around the theater world since 2011, when Mixed Blood Theatre in Minneapolis started giving away all its tickets, to every show, for free.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 20, 2019
Our emotional attachment to our genomes may be part of why the patentability of the breast and ovarian cancer susceptibility genes BRCA1 and BRCA2 has been pinging from court to court for years.
From Scientific American ● Apr. 3, 2012
