plinked; plinking; plinks
1
: to make a tinkling sound
2
: to shoot at random targets in an informal and noncompetitive manner
plinker
noun
: a tinkling metallic sound
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Sara Holdren, Vulture, 10 Oct. 2024
Ranging as far as two miles from their operators, the tiny drones plink Russian vehicles and even chase down, and blow up, individual Russian soldiers who swat at them with rifles and sticks.
—David Axe, Forbes, 16 Feb. 2024
Jeva Lange, TheWeek, 5 Oct. 2020
In the finished dish, the gentle heat of the curry and the sweetness of the warm pudding were offset by the cool, tangy white sauce and a salty plink of caviar at the end of each bite.
—Hannah Goldfield, The New Yorker, 2 Oct. 2023
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Verb
Stimson walks solemnly across Beowulf Boritt’s monochrome timber monolith of a set (planks, planks everywhere) and plinks out a few notes on a piano.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 10 Oct. 2024
Ranging as far as two miles from their operators, the tiny drones plink Russian vehicles and even chase down, and blow up, individual Russian soldiers who swat at them with rifles and sticks.
—David Axe, Forbes, 16 Feb. 2024
Noun
Plink, plink, plink go the rivets, with MGM's No Time to Die, rescheduled from Nov. 20 to April 2021 on Friday, being the latest to plummet earthward.
—Jeva Lange, TheWeek, 5 Oct. 2020
In the finished dish, the gentle heat of the curry and the sweetness of the warm pudding were offset by the cool, tangy white sauce and a salty plink of caviar at the end of each bite.
—Hannah Goldfield, The New Yorker, 2 Oct. 2023
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“Plink.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/plink. Accessed 17 Nov. 2024.
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