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plink

Pronunciation: (plingk), [key]
—v.i.
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.

—v.t.
1. to shoot at for practice or amusement, as with a rifle: to plink bottles set along a fence railing.
2. to cause to make a series of short, light, ringing sounds.

—n.
a plinking sound.

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