Ping-pong
Translation of "ping-pong" into Russian
ping-pong
NounUK
/ˈpɪŋ.pɒŋ/
US
/ˈpɪŋ.pɔŋ/
ping-pong
ping-pongs pl
We played ping-pong in the basement all afternoon.
Мы играли в пинг-понг в подвале весь день.
ping-pong
VerbUK
/ˈpɪŋ pɒŋ/
US
/ˈpɪŋ pɑːŋ/
ping-pong
ping-pongs
ping-ponged Past Simple / Past Participle
ping-ponging Gerund
пинг-понговать
They often ping-pong ideas back and forth during meetings.
Они часто пинг-понгуют идеи туда-сюда во время встреч.
Definitions
ping-pong
NounUK
/ˈpɪŋ pɒŋ/
US
/ˈpɪŋ pɑːŋ/
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-pong
VerbUK
/ˈpɪŋ pɒŋ/
US
/ˈpɪŋ pɑːŋ/
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-pong
AdjectiveUK
/ˈpɪŋ pɒŋ/
US
/ˈpɪŋ pɑːŋ/
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.