table tennis

noun

: a game resembling tennis that is played on a tabletop with wooden paddles and a small hollow plastic ball

Examples of table tennis in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

More than 1,100 competitors striving to make it to the top of the country’s largest seven-day table tennis tournament will compete through July 9 at the San Jose McEnery Convention Center. — Doug Duran, Mercury News, 7 July 2026

At 61 years old, Luxembourg table tennis player Lian competed at the Paris 2024 Olympics, marking her sixth appearance. — Mariah Alanskas, PEOPLE, 30 June 2026

When a group of younger players wanted to leave a team dinner early to play table tennis, Son objected and injured his finger in the melee that followed. — Tomás Hill López-Menchero, New York Times, 29 June 2026

Having dominated most of his players in table tennis over the years, Gadowsky is still stung after meeting his match. — John Wawrow, Chicago Tribune, 26 June 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1891, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for table tennis

• menace

Kids Definition

table tennis

noun

: a game resembling tennis that is played on a table with wooden paddles and a small hollow plastic ball