plink

US: (plingk)

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026

plink  (plingk), 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. 

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

n. 

5. a plinking sound.

• imitative 1965–70

plink′er, n.