Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Ping"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Ping \Ping\, n. [Probably of imitative origin.]
The sound made by a bullet in striking a solid object or in
passing through the air.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Ping \Ping\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Pinged}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Pinging}.]
To make the sound called ping.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
Ping
n 1: a river in western Thailand; a major tributary of the Chao
Phraya [syn: {Ping}, {Ping River}]
2: a sharp high-pitched metallic sound
v 1: hit with a pinging noise; "The bugs pinged the lamp shade"
2: of car engines, when firing too early [syn: {knock}]
3: make a short high-pitched sound, as of a bullet striking
metal
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