plink

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verb

ˈpliŋk 

plinked; plinking; plinks

intransitive verb

1

: to make a tinkling sound

2

: to shoot at random targets in an informal and noncompetitive manner

transitive verb

1

: to cause to make a tinkling sound

2

: to shoot at especially in a casual manner

plinker noun

plink

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noun

: a tinkling metallic sound

Examples of plink in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Verb

Fill up a glass with water, plink in a tablet, and your beverage will transform into a fizzy, frothy hydration drink. — Louryn Strampe, Wired News, 21 Apr. 2026

Iraq had plenty of small arms and ammunition, which could kill Americans but would often plink harmlessly off their armored vehicles. — Graeme Wood, The Atlantic, 2 Sep. 2025

Noun

Toy keyboard plinks and saxophone squawks spiral over a booming racket of drums in the ether, slyly threatening to collapse, like an elaborate plate-spinning act. — H.d. Angel, Pitchfork, 7 Jan. 2026

The orchestration — rich, fluid, and glistening with the vaguely exotic plinks of the cimbalom — has the plushness of an antique carpet. — Justin Davidson, Vulture, 13 May 2025

Word History

Etymology

Verb

imitative

First Known Use

Verb

1941, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1

Noun

1916, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for plink

• blink
• brink
• chink
• cinque
• clink
• dink
• drink
• fink
• hink
• ink
• kink
• klink