The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word PING , but the solution may also be HUM which is one of the most recent solution (2025 in LA Times).
Engine noise crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| PING | 38 % | 4 |
| HUM | 23 % | 3 |
| CHUG | 8 % | 4 |
| PINGS | 8 % | 5 |
| PURR | 8 % | 4 |
| KNOCK | 8 % | 5 |
| VROOM | 8 % | 5 |
Why may HUM be the right solution?
"HUM" is the right answer because it is a common sound made by an engine when it is running smoothly.
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Engine noise
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- rumble
- purr
- growl
- roar
- tiger
- screech
- scree
- squealing
- squeal
- shriek
- scream
- shrieking
Crossword Answer definitions
PING noun- A high-pitched, short and somewhat sharp sound.
- (submarine navigation) A pulse of high-pitched or ultrasonic sound whose echoes provide information about nearby objects and vessels.
- A packet which a remote host is expected to echo, thus indicating its presence.
- An email or other message sent requesting acknowledgement.
- Latency.
- A means of highlighting a feature on the game map so that allied players can see it.
- (WMF jargon) A notification.
- To make a high-pitched, short and somewhat sharp sound.
- (submarine navigation) To emit a signal and then listen for its echo in order to detect objects.
- To send a packet in order to determine whether a host is present, particularly by use of the ping utility.
- (by extension) To send an email or other message to someone in hopes of eliciting a response.
- To flick.
- To bounce.
- To cause something to bounce.
- To call out audibly.
- To penalize.
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
Here's a few more crossword clues - all leading to the identical solution
More clues leading to the result PING
- Partner of "Pong"?
- Reverberate
- One of a "Turandot" trio
- Contact, digitally
- Engine sound
- Sound of knocking
- Attention getter on an IM
- Attention-getting word online
- Ricocheting bullet sound
- Sound pulse
More clues leading to the result HUM
- Drone
- Ho follower
- Motor's sound
- Relative to 10-Down, Jackson 5 song in which the lyrics explain that it has no lyrics
- Running sound
- Be busily active
- Buzz
- Run smoothly
- Unwanted speaker sound
- Whir
More clues leading to the result CHUG
- Sound like an engine
- Down quickly
- Engine sound
- Guzzle
- Empty a glass fast
- Drink really quickly
- Big swig
- Drink down
- Big belt
- Gulp without a pause
More clues leading to the result PINGS
- Sonar sounds
- Worrisome motor noises
- Sonar echoes
- Bullets-hitting-metal sounds
- Metallic impact sounds
- Sonar pulses
- Worrisome engine sounds
- Engine knocks
- Knocking engine sounds
- Engine sounds
More clues leading to the result PURR
- Kitty's satisfied sound
- Good engine sound
- Contented kitty sound
- Well-oiled machine noise
- Sound content
- Engine sound
- Happy engine sound
- Abyssinian "aah"
- Happy hum
- Sound of happiness
More clues leading to the result KNOCK
- Engine sound
- Criticize
- Eschew the doorbell
- Give a rap
- Joke variety, when doubled
- Engine noise
- Sound at a séance
- Harbinger of company
- Bad-mouth
- Rap