ping
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Pronunciation: enpr: pĭng
ipa: /pɪŋ/
rhymes: -ɪŋ
Forms: form: pings
form: pinging
form: pinged
form: pang
form: pinged
form: pang
form: pung
Etymology: Partly onomatopoeic, and partly continuing Middle English pingen (“to push, shove, pierce, stab, prod, goad, urge, feel remorse, incite”), from Old English pyngan (“to prick”), in turn likely from pungere. Compare English pang.
Senses: examples: text: My car was pinging until my last oil change.
text: The microwave pinged. He forked the steak onto the plate and set the timer again.
ref: 2013, Francine Rivers, And the Shofar Blew:
glosses: To make a high-pitched, short and somewhat sharp sound.
qualifier: submarine navigation
glosses: To emit a signal and then listen for its echo in order to detect objects.
examples: text: I'm pinging their server.
text: The server pings its affiliates periodically.
text: Just because you cannot ping a server or telnet to it does not mean that the server is down or inaccessible.
ref: 2008, Allan Reid, Jim Lorenz, Working at a Small-to-Medium Business or ISP, Cisco Press, →ISBN:
topics: computing
engineering
mathematics
natural-sciences
networking
physical-sciences
sciences
coordinate_terms: poll
glosses: To send a packet in order to determine whether a host is present, particularly by use of the ping utility.
examples: text: I'll ping the insurance company again to see if they've received our claim.
text: If any deeper etymology is required, Arthur, don't ping me; I'll ping you.
ref: 2001 November 25, William Safire, “On Language; The Arab Street”, in New York Times:
text: If certain attendees don't actively participate and that's a surprise to you, ping them an email or private chat message and ask what's happening for them.
ref: 2014, Jessica Pryce-Jones, Julia Lindsay, Running Great Meetings and Workshops For Dummies, John Wiley & Sons, →ISBN, page 294:
coordinate_terms: buzz
glosses: To send an email or other message to someone in hopes of eliciting a response.
examples: text: I pinged the crumb off the table with my finger.
glosses: To flick.
examples: text: The ball pinged off the wall and came hurtling back.
topics: hobbies
lifestyle
sports
glosses: To bounce.
examples: text: Charging through the Bolton midfield to find a free moment, Essien then pinged the ball into the space into which Drogba was intelligently running.
ref: 2010 December 29, Chris Whyatt, “Chelsea 1 - 0 Bolton”, in BBC:
topics: hobbies
lifestyle
sports
glosses: To cause something to bounce.
examples: text: However, after an inside pass from Moody to Tom Croft and a surge from the England blind-side, number eight James Haskell was eventually pinged from in front of the posts for not releasing.
ref: 2011 September 24, Ben Dirs, “Rugby World Cup 2011: England 67-3 Romania”, in BBC Sport:
topics: hobbies
lifestyle
sports
glosses: To call out audibly.
examples: text: Gary Ablett was pinged for holding the ball and gave away a free kick.
glosses: To penalize.
examples: text: Bob has two kids, but he really pings.
text: Plus, he pings her gaydar big time, although there's nothing obvious about it in his comportment.
ref: 2022, Maxim Jakubowski, The Book of Extraordinary Femme Fatale Stories:
glosses: To trigger a person's gaydar; to look or act obviously homosexual.
Derived terms: ghost-ping
pingable
pingback
pingee
pinger
pingingly
reply-ping