The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word PING which also is the latest solution we found used in Newsday in 2005.
Sharp sound crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| PING | 41 % | 4 |
| CLAP | 29 % | 4 |
| TWANG | 6 % | 5 |
| CLANK | 6 % | 5 |
| KLOP | 6 % | 4 |
| WHANG | 6 % | 5 |
| HISS | 6 % | 4 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Sharp sound
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- click
- snap
- clack
- clatter
- clash
- metallic
- mythology
- clicking
- clang
- clink
- clattering
- clinker
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 CLAP
- Request an encore, perhaps
- Thunder noise
- Bit of applause
- Show appreciation
- Acknowledge the band
- Applaud
- Thunder blast
- Burning in one's loins, with "the"
- Join hands?
- Put one's hands together
More clues leading to the result TWANG
- Nasal sound
- Guitar's sound
- Uke sound
- Nasal nuance
- Response to a pluck
- Plucked sound
- Vocal quality of country singers
- Guitar sound
- Jew's-harp sound
- Nasal tone
More clues leading to the result CLANK
- Metallic noise
- Sound of chains
- Sound of a chain
- Chain gang sound
- Knight's sound
- Sound effect in Verdi's "Anvil Chorus"
- Metallic sound
- Make a loud sound
- Chain-gang sound
- Haunted castle sound
More clues leading to the result KLOP
- Hoof sound.
- Sound of a horse's hoof on the pavement.
- Sound of a horse's hoof.
- Sound like a hoofbeat: Var.
- Sharp sound.
- Hoof sound
More clues leading to the result WHANG
- Onomatopoeic sound
- Resounding blow
- Cymbals sound
- Metallic percussion sound
- Cymbal sound
- A resounding blow.
- Resounding impact: Colloq.
- Sound of a mighty blow.
- Hit with a resounding blow.
- Thwack.