plink
verb (used without object)
to shoot, as with a rifle, at targets selected at whim.
plinking
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a word derived from
plink.
Example Sentences
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“Tumbos” is a warbling electronic love song intercepted at times by plinking bachata strings.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2025
But, then, I got teary at the mere sound of that piano plinking “Bundle of Joy” in the opening seconds of “Inside Out” when I watched it again last night.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 22, 2021
In the 1970s, when I was a teenager, the hunters in my family had bolt-action rifles for deer hunting, shotguns for birds, and pistols for home defense and plinking.
From Salon ● Oct. 26, 2019
The pioneering use of electronic music is part of what makes Halloween memorable: the plinking piano theme over a buzzing synth score.
From The Guardian ● Jun. 7, 2018
I can hear the plinking of the dog food getting poured into Togo’s bowl.
From "Clairboyance" by Kristiana Kahakauwila
