Thesaurus results for PLINK

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noun

Definition of plink

as in ping

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verb

as in to ping

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as in to snipe

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Noun

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 There’s also an experimental score by Daniel Blumberg made of bangs and piano plinks and noises that sound like a dozen balloons screaming. — Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 18 Dec. 2024

Verb

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 Crepuscular synth pads plink over gritty drum kicks, and by the time the blaring alarm sounds, you’ll be fully entangled with a new lover. — Pitchfork, 13 Dec. 2023 See All Example Sentences for plink

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Noun

Part performance, part installation, SEAWORLD VENICE opened at the Austrian Pavilion in May with the piercing peal of a colossal bell salvaged from the Venice Lagoon.

— Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 21 Oct. 2026
One of the more surreal responses to that experience is applause, which ripples through the audience of Paranormal Activity a beat after all the major scares, like rain settling in after a peal of thunder.

— Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of peal

Verb

Police said efforts to ping his phone location were unsuccessful.

— Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 19 Sep. 2026
Police contacted the woman’s cellphone carrier two days later to ping her phone, but the company was unable to provide any information on the location of Brophy’s device.

— Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of ping

Verb

Both sides have consequently dug legal and PR trenches to snipe at the other and rally endorsements.

— Dominic Patten, Deadline, 14 Aug. 2026
All day, the spokespeople for the city and the arena sniped at each other in statements about the security around MSG and the fate of a watch party caught in the snares.

— Hannah Keyser, CNN Money, 11 June 2026

Definition of snipe

Noun

Cloudy chords, meditative tintinnabulation, the whoosh of wind and rain, blocks of iridescent brass — all these discrete sonorities trundled by, like a train of boxcars with panoramas painted on their sides.

— Justin Davidson, Vulture, 22 Sep. 2025
Shivaree, chthonian, erumpent, tintinnabulation, exonumia, requiescat, deipnosophist, omphaloskepsis, horripilation, deliquesce, apopemptic.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 26 Oct. 2021

Definition of tintinnabulation

Verb

Catcher Patrick Bailey then walked to force in a run and Seymour plunked Angel Martinez to force in another.

— Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 20 Oct. 2026
The bottoms are basically Molly’s baseball cap, which looks like a dome with a bill just plonked onto it, and Shannon’s wings, which the judges say are just a gingerbread cookie with some icing on it.

— Brian Moylan, Vulture, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of plunk

Verb

For at least a month, the president has been peppering both executive actions and promises of cash payouts into his midterm campaign schedule and social media posts.

— Christian Datoc, The Washington Examiner, 22 Oct. 2026
The Glee reboot should pepper the series with some fun cameos from beloved characters, many of whom got cast in the later shakier seasons, as well as some of the most fun guest stars.

— Chris Murphy, Vanity Fair, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of pepper

Noun

When Ilia first meets Altman, there’s not even the faintest clang of an alarm bell.

— Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 7 Oct. 2026
The Cage felt like a useful spot to work out any resentments lingering in your psyche, all the old grievances dissipating with the clang of aluminum on cowhide.

— Amanda Petrusich, New Yorker, 7 Sep. 2026

Definition of clang

Verb

Praise for Selldorf and her award-winning renovation was shown through clinking glasses, applause, and smiles around the room, as waiters in single file arrived with decadent dishes.

— Eliza Jordan, Vogue, 21 Oct. 2026
Twelve of the most powerful football owners, chairmen and CEOs clinked glasses and talked shop.

— James Horncastle, New York Times, 5 Sep. 2026

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