The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
PINGING
Verb
pinging
present participle of ping
Noun
pinging (plural pingings)
The sound of a ping.
The act of sending a ping, as by a submarine or over a computer network.
Source: Wiktionary
PING
Ping, n. Etym: [Probably of imitative origin.]
Definition: The sound made by a bullet in striking a solid object or in passing through the air.
Ping, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Pinged; p. pr. & vb. n. Pinging.]
Definition: To make the sound called ping.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
Word of the Day
16 November 2024
LEAVE
(verb) go and leave behind, either intentionally or by neglect or forgetfulness; “She left a mess when she moved out”; “His good luck finally left him”; “her husband left her after 20 years of marriage”; “she wept thinking she had been left behind”
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