ping
verb (used without object)
to produce a sharp sound like that of a bullet striking a sheet of metal.
pings
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pluralof ping.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
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present tense formof ping (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
pingverb (used without object)to produce a sharp sound like that of a bullet striking a sheet of metal.
Example Sentences
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He trades the plush G-funk popular in L.A. for a style more common in New York—all hard surfaces and rigid drums, with a barely-there melody that pings like sonar.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
This is the kind of charge that pings around the internet but usually goes nowhere.
From Slate ● Jul. 22, 2026
After serving the search warrant on the phone provider, Rodriguez obtained GPS location pings associated with T.F.’s cellphone that showed he was in Utah.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 20, 2026
The soundtrack is a series of bleeps and pings as fresh data is fed to dozens of men in T-shirts and hoodies hunched over joysticks and keyboards.
From BBC ● Apr. 27, 2026
I’m about to reply when a third text pings through.
From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler
