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ping-pong

/ˈpɪŋ pɒŋ/

/ˈpɪŋ pɑːŋ/

Translations

ping-pongnoun

ping-pongs

пинг-понг

We played ping-pong in the basement all afternoon.

Мы играли в пинг-понг в подвале весь день.

Synonyms

ping pong game

sport

table tennis

ping-pongverb

ping-ponged

Past Simple

ping-ponged

Past Participle

ping-ponging

Gerund

/ˈpɪŋ pɒŋ/

/ˈpɪŋ pɑːŋ/

пинг-понговать

They often ping-pong ideas back and forth during meetings.

Они часто пинг-понгуют идеи туда-сюда во время встреч.

Additional translations

Synonyms

ping-pongadjective

more ping-pong

Comp.

most ping-pong

Super.

/ˈpɪŋ pɒŋ/

/ˈpɪŋ pɑːŋ/

Used attributively to describe items or activities related to the game of ping-pong.

Synonyms

Definitions

ping-pongnoun

A game similar to tennis, played on a table with small paddles and a lightweight ball.

Every Friday night, the community center hosts a ping-pong tournament.

A rapid, back-and-forth exchange of ideas, messages, or actions.

There was a lively ping-pong of emails between the two teams all morning.

ping-pongverb

To move back and forth rapidly between two positions or conditions.

The conversation ping-ponged between serious topics and light-hearted jokes.

To send or exchange something repeatedly back and forth between people or places.

The report kept ping-ponging between departments for approval.

ping-pongadjective

Relating to or designed for the game of ping-pong.

They installed a new ping-pong table in the break room.

Characterized by rapid or repeated back-and-forth movement or exchange.

The negotiations took on a ping-pong pattern, with proposals bouncing quickly between the two sides.