pling /plɪŋ/noun 2verb 1forms 3 noun2 •A soft bell-like sound; ding. •(old-fashioned) The symbol ! (an exclamation mark).This illustrates the order in which bytes are poked into memory with the pling operator. — 1989 verb1 •To produce a soft bell-like sound.The computer plinged to announce the arrival of another email, this time from Isotta. — 2019 formsplinged · plinging · plings