pinging

5 definitions • 3 examples

present participle of

to make a short, sharp sound:

We heard a small stone ping against our window.

to send an email, text, or other kind of message, especially to someone's mobile phone:

Ping me an email.

It is a legal requirement to self-isolate after being pinged by the COVID-19 app.

to send a message to another computer in a network to check whether your computer is connected to it

When a car engine pings, it makes a high knocking sound because the fuel is not burning correctly.