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Definition of Pinged - 4 dictionary results

ping

  [ping]
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–verb (used without object)
1. to produce a sharp sound like that of a bullet striking a sheet of metal.
–noun
2. a pinging sound.
Origin:
1850–55; imit.
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ping 1   (pĭng)   
n.  

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

  2. See knock.

intr.v.   pinged, ping·ing, pings
To make a sharp, high-pitched, metallic sound.

[Imitative.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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Slang Dictionary
ping (so)

  1. tv.
    to get someone's attention, via computer or otherwise. : I saw her on the other side of the room and pinged her.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Word Origin & History

ping  (n.)
1835, imitative of the sound of a bullet striking something sharply. Meaning "short, high-pitched electronic pulse" is attested from 1943. Verb use, in computer sense, is from at least 1981.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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