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plink
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plɪŋk
/
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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)
3.
to shoot at for practice or amusement, as with a rifle:
to plink bottles
set
along a fence railing.
4.
to cause to make a series of short, light, ringing sounds.
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noun
5.
a plinking
sound
.
Origin:
1965–70;
imitative
Related forms
plink·er,
noun
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plink
(plɪŋk)
—
n
1.
a short sharp often metallic sound as of a string on a musical instrument being plucked or a bullet striking metal
—
vb
2.
(
intr
) to make such a noise
3.
to hit (a target, such as a tin can) by shooting or to shoot at such a target
[C20: of imitative origin]
'plinking
—
n
, —
adj
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