"plip" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: plips [plural]
Rhymes: -ɪp Etymology: Onomatopoeic. Etymology templates: {{onom|en}} Onomatopoeic Head templates: {{en-noun}} plip (plural plips)
  1. A light sound or action like liquid hitting a surface.
    Sense id: en-plip-en-noun-KqgDposg
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Verb

Forms: plips [present, singular, third-person], plipping [participle, present], plipped [participle, past], plipped [past]
Rhymes: -ɪp Etymology: Onomatopoeic. Etymology templates: {{onom|en}} Onomatopoeic Head templates: {{en-verb}} plip (third-person singular simple present plips, present participle plipping, simple past and past participle plipped)
  1. To make the sound of liquid hitting a hard surface.
    Sense id: en-plip-en-verb-0kZm~Ibv
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Verb

Forms: plips [present, singular, third-person], plipping [participle, present], plipped [participle, past], plipped [past]
Rhymes: -ɪp Etymology: From Plip (“remote control locking device”), perhaps influenced by onomatopoeia. Head templates: {{en-verb}} plip (third-person singular simple present plips, present participle plipping, simple past and past participle plipped)
  1. To lock or unlock using a remote control locking device. Related terms: plipper, plop
    Sense id: en-plip-en-verb-1FVOV6fp Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English onomatopoeias Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 6 10 85 Disambiguation of English onomatopoeias: 9 14 77
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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