ping

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun a river in western Thailand; a major tributary of the Chao Phraya
  2. noun a sharp high-pitched resonant sound (as of a sonar echo or a bullet striking metal)
  3. verb hit with a pinging noise

Etymology

Partly onomatopoeic, and partly continuing Middle English pingen (“to push, shove, pierce, stab, prod, goad, urge, feel remorse, incite”), from Old English pyngan (“to prick”), in turn likely from pungere. Compare English pang.

In classic literature

Synonyms

Ping River

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