plink

[ plingk ]

verb (used without object)

1. to shoot, as with a rifle, at targets selected at whim:

   to plink at coins tossed in the air.

2. to make a series of short, light, ringing sounds.

verb (used with object)

1. to shoot at for practice or amusement, as with a rifle:

   to plink bottles set along a fence railing.

2. to cause to make a series of short, light, ringing sounds.

noun

1. a plinking sound.

plink

/ plɪŋk /

noun

1. a short sharp often metallic sound as of a string on a musical instrument being plucked or a bullet striking metal

verb

1. intr to make such a noise
2. to hit (a target, such as a tin can) by shooting or to shoot at such a target

Derived Forms

• ˈplinking, nounadjective

Other Words From

• plinker noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of plink¹

First recorded in 1965–70; imitative

Word History and Origins

Origin of plink¹

C20: of imitative origin

Example Sentences

So the gnarble swam around inside, trying very hard to think, And while he did, his floppy tail was tickling the plink.

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The gnarble almost made it to the surface of the sea, But the plink chomped down and swallowed him as if he were a pea.

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But his mouth was open long enough for the gnarble to swim free, He swam so fast the hungry plink did not have time to see.

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Hardly had the word "brigands" crept into my mind with an accompaniment of heart-beats something like the plink!

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