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单词 plinking
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plinkingn.

Brit. /ˈplɪŋkɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈplɪŋkɪŋ/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: plink v., -ing suffix1.
Etymology: < plink v. + -ing suffix1.
The action of plink v.
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society > leisure > the arts > music > performing music > playing instruments > [noun] > playing in plunking manner
plunking1913
plinking1938
1938 J. Fante Wait until Spring, Bandini x. 257 He heard..the plinking of his father's stone mallet when it struck the dressing chisel and split the stone asunder.
1977 J. Cleary High Road to China iv. 139 The General practising his banjo..the plinking of the strings.
1978 Detroit Free Press 2 Apr. 8 e/1 Say you owned a handgun and wanted to take it out for plinking or target practice.
2004 Hartford (Connecticut) (Nexis) 28 Oct. 6 The plinking of an unusual Far Eastern-sounding stringed instrument.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

plinkingadj.

Brit. /ˈplɪŋkɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈplɪŋkɪŋ/
Forms: 1900s– plinking; Scottish 1800s plinkin.
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: plink v., -ing suffix2.
Etymology: < plink v. + -ing suffix2.
That plinks (in senses of the verb); (also) consisting of plinks.
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society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > competitive shooting > [adjective] > relating to shooting a gun at a target
plinking1891
the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > resonance or sonority > ringing sound > [adjective] > clinking or chinking
clinking1716
chinking1800
plinking1891
plinky1926
1891 J. J. H. Burgess Rasmie's Büddie 89 An peerie, plinkin watter-faas Ta ean anidder sang.
1961 Guns & Hunting Dec. 11/2 You may therefore convert the gun into a small-game and plinking arm.
1977 R. E. Harrington Quintain xiv. 162 Quintain heard a brittle plinking sound that went from a high tone to a low tone.
1992 Folk Roots Sept. 55/1 Rattle of the Drum..has a nice line in plinking mandolin which maintains a riff that engrains into your brain.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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