"plinking" meaning in All languages combined

See plinking on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: plinkings [plural]
Etymology: From plink + -ing. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|plink|-ing|text=+|tree=1}} From plink + -ing., {{ety|en|:af|plink|-ing|text=+|tree=1}} From plink + -ing. Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} plinking (countable and uncountable, plural plinkings)
  1. A noise that plinks. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-plinking-en-noun-F6ePmFmx
  2. (firearms) Informal target shooting at non-traditional targets such as tin cans, glass bottles, or wood blocks. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-plinking-en-noun-PhZ4~vQa Categories (other): Firearms, English entries referencing ambiguous etymons, English entries referencing missing etymons, English entries with etymology texts, English entries with etymon, English terms suffixed with -ing, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with etymon Disambiguation of English entries referencing ambiguous etymons: 12 78 10 Disambiguation of English entries referencing missing etymons: 12 78 11 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology texts: 14 70 16 Disambiguation of English entries with etymon: 13 76 10 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ing: 19 66 15 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 15 74 11 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 15 73 11 Topics: engineering, firearms, government, military, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, politics, tools, war, weaponry
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun [English]

Etymology: Shortening. Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} plinking (uncountable)
  1. (video games, slang) Synonym of priority linking. Tags: slang, uncountable Synonyms: priority linking [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-plinking-en-noun-rG0FHcB5 Categories (other): Video games, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 2 40 54 4 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 3 38 56 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 3 39 56 2 Topics: video-games
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Verb [English]

Etymology: From plink + -ing. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|plink|-ing|text=+|tree=1}} From plink + -ing., {{ety|en|:af|plink|-ing|text=+|tree=1}} From plink + -ing. Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} plinking
  1. present participle and gerund of plink Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: plink
    Sense id: en-plinking-en-verb-BmMIE3Kk
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Inflected forms

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