Ping

(noun.) a sharp high-pitched resonant sound (as of a sonar echo or a bullet striking metal).

(noun.) a river in western Thailand; a major tributary of the Chao Phraya.

(verb.) send a message from one computer to another to check whether it is reachable and active; 'ping your machine in the office'.

(verb.) contact, usually in order to remind of something; 'I'll ping my accountant--April 15 is nearing' .

(verb.) hit with a pinging noise; 'The bugs pinged the lamp shade'.

(verb.) make a short high-pitched sound; 'the bullet pinged when they struck the car'.

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• The bullets hit the road surface and sung off and now they were pinging and clanging in the iron of the bridge. 欧内斯特·海明威. 丧钟为谁而鸣.

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