plink

[ plingk ]
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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.

Origin of plink

1
First recorded in 1965–70; imitative

Other words from plink

  • plinker, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for plink

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

Origin of plink

1
C20: of imitative origin

Derived forms of plink

  • plinking, noun, adjective

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