"plinking" meaning in All languages combined

See plinking on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: plinkings [plural]
Etymology: Etymology tree English plink English -ing English plinking From plink + -ing. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|plink|-ing|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree English plink English -ing English plinking 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 done at non-traditional targets such as tin cans, glass bottles and wood blocks. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-plinking-en-noun-HhY7oyjf Categories (other): Firearms, English entries referencing ambiguous etymons, English entries referencing missing etymons, English entries with etymology texts, English entries with etymology trees, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ing, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Pages with etymology trees Disambiguation of English entries referencing ambiguous etymons: 13 77 10 Disambiguation of English entries referencing missing etymons: 12 77 11 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology texts: 14 69 17 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology trees: 14 69 17 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 5 86 9 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ing: 20 65 15 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 15 73 12 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 7 87 6 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 7 88 5 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 16 65 19 Topics: engineering, firearms, government, military, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, politics, tools, war, weaponry

Verb [English]

Etymology: Etymology tree English plink English -ing English plinking From plink + -ing. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|plink|-ing|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree English plink English -ing English plinking 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

Inflected forms

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