TubeTalk Pronunciation

How to pronounce “ping”

Hear “ping” in real YouTube speech, then study definitions and example sentence snippets.

Pronunciation guide for ping

Learning goal: Practice the English pronunciation of ping with real speech in context.
Available examples: 8 YouTube examples
Real speech example: Bend, Not Breaklook up to, Ping Fu.
Definition summary: A high-pitched, short and somewhat sharp sound.

Example 1 of 8

Bend, Not Break

look up to, Ping Fu.

[Noun]
A high-pitched, short and somewhat sharp sound.
(submarine navigation) A pulse of high-pitched or ultrasonic sound whose echoes provide information about nearby objects and vessels.
(networking) A packet which a remote host is expected to echo, thus indicating its presence.
(text messaging, Internet) An email or other message sent requesting acknowledgement.
(networking) Latency.
(video games) A means of highlighting a feature on the game map so that allied players can see it.
(Wikimedia jargon) A notification.
[Verb]
To make a high-pitched, short and somewhat sharp sound.
(submarine navigation) To emit a signal and then listen for its echo in order to detect objects.
(networking) To send a packet in order to determine whether a host is present, particularly by use of the ping utility.
(by extension) To send an email or other message to someone in hopes of eliciting a response.
(colloquial) To flick.
(colloquial, intransitive) To bounce.
(colloquial, sports, transitive) To cause something to bounce.
(colloquial, sports) To call out audibly.
(Australia, colloquial) To penalize.
(ambitransitive, LGBTQ, slang) To trigger a person's gaydar; to look or act obviously homosexual.