Pinging
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Pinging is a verb meaning present participle and gerund of ping.
Meaning
present participle and gerund of ping.
More Meanings
- The sound of a ping.
- The act of sending a ping, as by a submarine or over a computer network.
Example Sentences
[…] walking across the open in stern composure, with the pingings of the hostile bullets, and the imploring cries of his comrades to save himself, sounding in his ears.
When she entered, her eyes and ears were assaulted by neon lights in bright colors, the hypnotic, musical pingings of electronic slot and poker machines, and the clinking of coins dropping into payout trays.
Word Forms
- pingings
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include knock, pling, ringing, plinking, jingling, bing.
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