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Meanings of ping (pinging) in English

Catalan
tintinabular

Sound like a car engine that is firing too early.

        tintinabular

        A river in western Thailand; a major tributary of the Chao Phraya.

              Usage of pinging in English
              1
              But think about all the emails pinging through your inbox every day.
              The Irish Times
              2
              Sensors started pinging like sonar in a submarine, scoping out potential targets.
              Quantico
              3
              Her words were cut off by an obnoxious pinging from the console.
              Shades of gray
              4
              Holden was putting his terminal away when it started pinging at him.
              Cibola Burn
              5
              More dirt and rocks rolled down, this time pinging off her face.
              My deadly valentine
              6
              That said, jurors got a brief introduction into mobile phone tower pinging technology.
              Wired
              7
              Mr Ryan said the cellphone pinging data was unreliable and imprecise.
              Radio NZ
              8
              My phone didn't stop pinging as I received hundreds of emails and sms.
              Reuters
              9
              Bullets are pinging through the air, but the guns are once more silent.
              The First Hundred Thousand: Being the Unofficial Chronicle of a ...
              10
              Immediately, the small contraption began to emit a metallic pinging noise.
              Blameless
              11
              You can see, share, and watch videos without ever pinging a cellphone tower.
              Wired
              12
              Enemy vessels were pinging her Starhawk's sensors from every side now.
              Earth strike: star carrier: book one
              13
              I kept pinging, pinging, pinging until the chief of staff took my call.
              Wired
              14
              Stun-pistols made little pinging noises against the body of his vehicle.
              The Pirates of Ersatz
              15
              The car made a metallic pinging noise beneath their shifting weight.
              Hide and Seek
              16
              His pulse quickened, and the machines kept pace, pinging more rapidly.
              Inferno
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