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(v): hit with a pinging noise

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(v): hit against; come into sudden contact with

(v): sound like a car engine that is firing too early

(v): make a certain noise or sound

(v): make a short high-pitched sound

(v): make a certain noise or sound

(v): contact, usually in order to remind of something

(v): be in or establish communication with

(v): send a message from one computer to another to check whether it is reachable and active

(v): be in or establish communication with

(n): a river in western Thailand; a major tributary of the Chao Phraya

(n): a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)

(n): a sharp high-pitched resonant sound (as of a sonar echo or a bullet striking metal)

(n): the sudden occurrence of an audible event

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2 months ago travismcdermott said:

1833 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. Mar. 306/2 There was no ping pinging of the shot overhead.

8 months ago reesetee said:

That's how I first heard the word too, uselessness.

8 months ago uselessness said:

I'm pretty sure the word originally comes from naval jargon. A ping is a sound emitted by a ship to find submarines via echolocation, I think.

8 months ago tagyoureit said:

a few unreturned pings can also cause someone to feel the need to light a fire under you.

8 months ago seanahan said:

A program which sends a message from one computer to another to verify they are connected. In programming jargon, it has extended to all sorts of things. Such as, we're about to leave for lunch, why don't you ping John at his desk and see if he wants to come.

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