Open English Wordnet
Nouns
(n)pinga sharp high-pitched resonant sound (as of a sonar echo or a bullet striking metal) Verbs
(v)pinghit with a pinging noise“The bugs pinged the lamp shade” (v)pink, ping, knocksound like a car engine that is firing too early“the car pinged when I put in low-octane gasoline”,
“The car pinked when the ignition was too far retarded” (v)pingmake a short high-pitched sound“the bullet pinged when they struck the car” (v)pingcontact, usually in order to remind of something“I'll ping my accountant — April 15 is nearing” (v)pingsend a message from one computer to another to check whether it is reachable and active“ping your machine in the office”