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to ping-pong

to ping-pong

4 3.6
To send something quickly back and forth between two people or options
  • verb
  • /ˈpɪŋˌpɔŋ/
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  • This should be my last input to your personal blog discussions, explaining to the blog readers why we don't feel like playing the role of the ball in this ping-pong game that will have no end, as the discussion is premature and confined to a superficial level.
  • ping-pong back and forth
  • play ping-pong
  • ping-pong gaze

He admittedly ping pongs between each woman and does not know who he should be with as he loves them both.

Examples

  • In the game, the players ping-pong the ball rapidly, showcasing their agility and skill.

  • Yes, the mind ping-pongs, but having a big intellectual

    Blog text (13)
  • This is a weak absolute monarchy, ping-ponging back and forth in response to whatever the right does.

    Blog text (11)
  • And one day you and your friends were playing ping-pong

  • He admittedly ping pongs between each woman and does not know who he should be with as he loves them both.

  • And she'd listen about ping-pong and shrimping boats and Momma making a trip to heaven.

    Fiction book (1994)
  • Mr. McCain, Republican of Arizona, began the ping-pong volley of sharp-edged commentary in the morning, calling Ms. Rice "unqualified" to serve as secretary of state for her public statements about the September attack in Benghazi.

    Blog text (29)
  • The negotiation team ping-ponged ideas back and forth until they reached a consensus.

  • During the discussion, opinions ping-ponged quickly, making it hard to keep track of everyone's views.

Synonyms

to shuttlecock
vsto ping-pong
7.9

To send something quickly back and forth between people

means the same action but also applies to choices or positions, not just places

Antonyms

540 2.8

To become calm and still after movement or excitement

75 4.3

To become steady and stop changing

How Fast

to whip
99 3.4
to ping-pong
4 3.6

Surface Forms

ping-pong infinitive
ping-ponged past participle
ping-ponging present participle
ping-pongs third person singular

Etymology

The word ping-pong comes from the sounds ping and pong, the quick hits of a table tennis ball. That's why to ping-pong something means to send it 'back and forth' quickly between people or places.