Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pingy

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: pingy
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Characterised by ping sounds.

Example Sentences

"Another quality that bothers me is Brendel's inconsistent sonority. The treble is hard and pingy; the midrange is weighed down with a booming bass."

Etymology

From ping + -y.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: ping

Inflected Forms

more pingy (comparative) most pingy (superlative)

Questions

What does pingy mean?: Characterised by ping sounds.
Where does pingy come from?: From ping + -y.

How to pronounce pingy

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