ping
verb (used without object)
to produce a sharp sound like that of a bullet striking a sheet of metal.
Example Sentences
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When his phone finally sprang to life, it was pinging with three years' worth of messages, an inventory of loss: news of colleagues who had died, friends asking whether he was still alive.
From BBC ● Apr. 14, 2026
But she said she chose not to text them to see if they were safe, as a pinging sound might give their locations away.
From BBC ● Mar. 12, 2026
Cellphone pinging: Investigators, particularly those with FBI technical units, will use geo-fencing to scour the cell towers around Guthrie’s home for cellphone users.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 24, 2026
The last email occurs in August 2017 with Tisch pinging Epstein to tell him that he and a friend just had lunch and “were talking very fondly about you.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 12, 2026
And he gestured toward Bello, whose DNA detector was pinging in the red.
From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman
