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plink
[ plingk ]
verb (used without object)
- to shoot, as with a rifle, at targets selected at whim:
to plink at coins tossed in the air.
- to make a series of short, light, ringing sounds.
verb (used with object)
- to shoot at for practice or amusement, as with a rifle:
to plink bottles set along a fence railing.
- to cause to make a series of short, light, ringing sounds.
noun
- a plinking sound.
plink
/ plɪŋk /
noun
- a short sharp often metallic sound as of a string on a musical instrument being plucked or a bullet striking metal
verb
- intr to make such a noise
- to hit (a target, such as a tin can) by shooting or to shoot at such a target
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Derived Forms
- ˈplinking, nounadjective
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Other Words From
- plinker noun
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Word History and Origins
Origin of plink1
First recorded in 1965–70; imitative
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Word History and Origins
Origin of plink1
C20: of imitative origin
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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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