Plink Definition

plĭngk
plinks
verb
To cause to make a soft, sharp, metallic sound; clink.
American Heritage
To make such sounds on (a piano, banjo, etc.)
Webster's New World
To shoot at casually.
American Heritage
To shoot at (tin cans or similar targets)
Webster's New World

(with "out") (colloquial) To play a song or a portion of a song, usually on a percussion instrument such as a piano.

Wiktionary
noun
A light, sharp, ringing or clinking sound.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Plink

Noun

Singular:
plink
Plural:
plinks

Origin of Plink

  • Onomatopoeic.

    From Wiktionary

  • Imitative

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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