Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pinging

/pˈɪŋɪŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.63 in modern English

Syllables: ping-ing
IPA: /pˈɪŋɪŋ/

11

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of ping

noun

The sound of a ping.

noun

The act of sending a ping, as by a submarine or over a computer network.

Example Sentences

"[…] walking across the open in stern composure, with the pingings of the hostile bullets, and the imploring cries of his comrades to save himself, sounding in his ears."
"When she entered, her eyes and ears were assaulted by neon lights in bright colors, the hypnotic, musical pingings of electronic slot and poker machines, and the clinking of coins dropping into payout trays."

Inflected Forms

pingings (plural)

Rhymes With

bringing singing swinging ringing clinging stinging springing slinging flinging stringing wringing winging

Questions

How do you pronounce pinging?: The recorded pronunciation is /pˈɪŋɪŋ/.
What does pinging mean?: present participle and gerund of ping

How to pronounce pinging

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