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ping-pong

UK
/ˈpɪŋ pɒŋ/
US
/ˈpɪŋ pɑːŋ/

Translations

ping-pongnoun
ping-pongs
pl
Every Friday night, the community center hosts a ping-pong tournament.
Chaque vendredi soir, le centre communautaire organise un tournoi de ping-pong.
Additional translations
ping-pongPar extension, pour une succession rapide d’allers-retours ou d’échanges.
Synonyms
ping pong game
table tennis
sport
ping-pongverb
ping-ponged
Past Simple
ping-ponged
Past Participle
ping-ponging
Gerund
UK
/ˈpɪŋ pɒŋ/
US
/ˈpɪŋ pɑːŋ/
ping-pongerFamilier.
The conversation ping-ponged between serious topics and light-hearted jokes.
La conversation ping-pongait entre des sujets sérieux et des plaisanteries légères.
Additional translations
ping-pongerFamilier.
Synonyms
switch
oscillate
alternate
rebound
bounce
ping-pongadjective
more ping-pong
Comp.
most ping-pong
Super.
UK
/ˈpɪŋ pɒŋ/
US
/ˈpɪŋ pɑːŋ/
Used attributively to describe items or activities related to the game of ping-pong.
ping-pongEmploi attributif ou apposé pour le sport de ping-pong.
They installed a new ping-pong table in the break room.
Ils ont installé une nouvelle table de ping-pong dans la salle de repos.
Additional translations
ping-pongPar extension, pour un mouvement ou un échange rapide d’aller-retour.
Synonyms
to-and-fro
alternating
reciprocating
reciprocal
back-and-forth
tit-for-tat
volleying
rapid-fire
oscillating
shuttling
give-and-take

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.
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