pinging

present participle of ping

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for pinging
Verb
  • Some have turned chaotic, with protesters clashing with authorities.
    Louis Casiano, FOXNews.com, 4 Oct. 2025
  • With partisan advantage, clashing perceptions of reality and revolutionary readings of the Constitution all in play, the rulings of the Supreme Court this year will reach far into American politics and culture.
    Morgan Marietta, The Conversation, 2 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The sound of laughter and clinking glass pours out of the windows and onto the streets.
    Jonathan Terrell, Rolling Stone, 23 Sep. 2025
  • But there is a big part of me that just needs a photo of Martin Scorsese and alt-comic Robby Hoffman clinking their Emmy statues together.
    Joe Reid, Vulture, 6 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Eerie chants, tinkling percussion, zany strings, and plucky swelling piano.
    Grace Byron, Vulture, 15 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Redshirt freshman quarterback Caden Pinnick of Del Oro High School roots last week against Weber State suffered a shoulder stinger from a hard hit, leading to brief tingling sensations.
    Joe Davidson, Sacbee.com, 2 Oct. 2025
  • For those who may be using a magnesium product to manage leg cramps or uncomfortable tingling sensations, Troxel warned that these symptoms may be a sign of restless legs syndrome, a clinical sleep disorder commonly associated with iron deficiency.
    Angelica Stabile, FOXNews.com, 28 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Some say his spurs are still jingling down the hallway, chasing after her.
    Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 Oct. 2025
  • With real feathers and a jingling bell, this feather cat teaser taps into your cat’s natural hunting instincts.
    Nora Colomer may earn a commission if you buy through our referral links. This content was created by a team that works independently from the Fox newsroom., FOXNews.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The second inning began with Brown plunking Ryan O’Hearn.
    Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 7 Sep. 2025
  • Nolan Gorman and Mason Wynn led off the ninth with back-to-back singles, then Walker loaded the bases by plunking Jimmy Crooks.
    Justice delos Santos, Mercury News, 7 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Instead of offering a ringing defense of their industry or pointing to other causes of violence, representatives for Nintendo and Sega tried to place the blame for violent games upon their competitors, which only affirmed the claims of game critics.
    Time, Time, 8 Oct. 2025
  • The Grosse Cloche has been ringing for more than 200 years in the charming city of Bordeaux, France.
    Alexandra Banner, CNN Money, 7 Oct. 2025
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“Pinging.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pinging. Accessed 10 Oct. 2025.

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