Ping

What do we mean by ping?

A sharp, high-pitched sound, as that made by a bullet striking metal. noun

A protocol that sends a message to another computer and waits for acknowledgment, often used to check if another computer on a network is reachable. noun

To make a sharp, high-pitched, metallic sound. intransitive verb

The whistling sound made by a bullet, as from a rifle, in passing through the air. noun

To produce a sound like that of a rifle-bullet whistling through the air.

To make the sound called ping. intransitive verb

The sound made by a bullet in striking a solid object or in passing through the air. noun

A high-pitched, short and somewhat sharp sound. noun

A pulse of high-pitched or ultrasonic sound whose echoes provide information about nearby objects and vessels. noun

A packet which a remote host is expected to echo, thus indicating its presence. noun

An email or other message sent requesting acknowledgement. noun

To make a high-pitched, short and somewhat sharp sound. verb

To emit a signal and then listen for its echo in order to detect objects. verb

To send a packet in order to determine whether a host is present, particularly by use of the ping utility. verb

To ping and receive an acknowledgement. verb

To send an email or other message to someone in hopes of eliciting a response. verb

To flick. verb

To bounce. verb

To cause something to bounce. verb

A high-pitched, short and somewhat sharp sound.

(submarine navigation) A pulse of high-pitched or ultrasonic sound whose echoes provide information about nearby objects and vessels.

A packet which a remote host is expected to echo, thus indicating its presence.

An email or other message sent requesting acknowledgement.

Latency.

A means of highlighting a feature on the game map so that allied players can see it.

(WMF jargon) A notification.

Words that are spelled similarly to ping:
ping.

Words that are triggered by (strongly associated with) the word ping:
pong, chau, sau, shan, uppsala, mei, malm, tung, shui, sweden, bandy, chao, guan, saab, tong, tai, stockholm, yin, swedish, yan, tin, qin, wang, chung, yang, kai, link, chen, chu, packet, cao, chi, inhabitants, jin, balls, municipality, wong, empress, han, hong, tables, tang, yuan, kong, estate, insurance, chinese, affiliated, dynasty, table, arena, china, tone.

Words that rhyme with ping:
ring, cling, bring, spring, fling, swing, string, wring, sting, thing, wing, sling, king, sing, ing, everything, ling, offspring, bling, bing, ding, hamstring, anything, zing, ching, ming, ting, wellspring, upswing, hing, ying, plaything, sexting, snorkeling, beijing, pring, singh, ging, jing, xing, shoestring, qing, shing, texting, peking, fring, downswing, right wing, chicken wing, ning, key ring, thring, bee sting, left wing, pling, forewing, kling, schwing, leftwing, bellyaching, gas ring, thwing, box spring, baseball swing, chongqing, ringe, living thing, dring, erving, nose ring, benzene ring, fairy ring, o ring, signet ring, kring, hot spring, in full swing, rightwing, teething ring, annual ring, sea king, wedding ring, martin luther king, turkey wing, anchor ring, buffalo wing, coil spring, shoe string, sun king, on the wing, unring, coffee ring, djing, leaf spring, natural spring, growth ring, highland fling, air spring, bastard wing, gin sling.

Adjectives that are often used to describe ping:
sau, sharp, little, loud, single, metallic, soft, tai, han, lan, yeh, chen, yung, faint, hsin, successful, chinese, yen, shen, wen, wei, huang, shu, tiny, slight, simple, continuous, electronic, occasional, extended, pitched, jong, tsung, may, jyh, yang, chi, steady, chang, sum, familiar, shang, hollow, wild, musical, sudden, nan, yue, clear, audible, tung, distinct, chui, lei, tae, chih, stop, net, jian, step, dull, swift, distinctive, hsiung, shrill, called, trip, yong, quick, solid.

Nouns that are often described by the adjective ping:
command, rebellion, pong, utility, request, test, rebels, wang, ponging, packet, program, message, miscellany, revolution, company, pongs, flood, road, response, tool, dynasty, insurrection, sound, movement, encyclopaedia, process, forces, sin, district, application, stone, session, erh, operation, chow, tzu, army, function, ting, revolt, hsien, stones, chen, mines, cause, yang, faction, leaders, pang, chiefs, targets, jurisdiction, reply, storm, engine, tests, leader, attack, hut, rule, chou, territory, armies, tael, insurgents, river, chung, prefecture, chia, chang, bridge, shu, tone, county, editor.

Consonant match to ping:
pang, pong, pung, peng.

Words that sound like ping:
ping, peng, pung, pin, pong, pang, pim, pinn, pimm, pym, pinne, pyn, bing, byng, pen, pun, penn, pum, pem, penne, penh, pill, pil, pille, pihl, pyl, pyll, pain, pink, pan, palm, pine, pawn, pane, pam, paying, pom, pon, poon, payne, purring, peeing, pome, paine, bung, peen, sping, poen, poam, pings, pean, pene, pring, piv, pawing, pooing, beng, epping, aping, poom, pinger, upping, pomme, paun, pein, poing, paan, pime, oping, png, pyne, pien, pinged, pame, pige, palme, peine, piw, piem, penc, pih, peem, pinc, pagne, panne, pume, pann, payn, poum, pieing, polm, tping, pomb, paum, prng, pamm, piing, paume, bang, aahing.