plink: Meaning and Definition of

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.
  1. a plinking sound.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.