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Recent Examples of plink
Lila Battis,
Travel + Leisure,
2 Aug. 2023
Over slight variations of the same round-and-round keyboard plink, Boo becomes a sassy stripper confronting cheap patrons on ‘Can I Get Paid?’.
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Bethonie Butler,
Washington Post,
4 Jan. 2023
David Axe,
Forbes,
16 Feb. 2024
Crepuscular synth pads plink over gritty drum kicks, and by the time the blaring alarm sounds, you’ll be fully entangled with a new lover.
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Pitchfork,
13 Dec. 2023
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Noun
The plink of a piano wafted in from the Music Hall by the water’s edge, and on a nearby point, the American flag billowed in the breeze.
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Lila Battis,
Travel + Leisure,
2 Aug. 2023
Over slight variations of the same round-and-round keyboard plink, Boo becomes a sassy stripper confronting cheap patrons on ‘Can I Get Paid?’.
—
Bethonie Butler,
Washington Post,
4 Jan. 2023
Verb
Ranging as far as two miles from their operators, the tiny drones plink Russian vehicles and even chase down, and blow up, individual Russian soldiers who swat at them with rifles and sticks.
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David Axe,
Forbes,
16 Feb. 2024
Crepuscular synth pads plink over gritty drum kicks, and by the time the blaring alarm sounds, you’ll be fully entangled with a new lover.
—
Pitchfork,
13 Dec. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for plink
Noun
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Assuming the role of a human clapper, Holzinger struck its lip again and again, sending a sonorous peal across the Biennale grounds.
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Magaletti ventures a tentative introduction of brushes on snares; following the muted peal of distant thunder, upsammy chimes in with a plangent synthesizer sequence reminiscent of Arovane and other IDM producers from around the turn of the millennium.
Verb
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Operators were able to ping her cell phone, prompting a search in the area by the Sheriff’s Office, along with Fire and Rescue personnel, swiftwater rescue assets, a TXDPS Air Unit, and drones.
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Credit should ping from player to player as quickly as the ball does.
Verb
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In one post, the tabloid sniped that more than thirty members of Congress were in Edinburgh, Scotland, during the break.
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At age 36, Stamkos can still snipe.
Noun
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Cloudy chords, meditative tintinnabulation, the whoosh of wind and rain, blocks of iridescent brass — all these discrete sonorities trundled by, like a train of boxcars with panoramas painted on their sides.
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Shivaree, chthonian, erumpent, tintinnabulation, exonumia, requiescat, deipnosophist, omphaloskepsis, horripilation, deliquesce, apopemptic.
Verb
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After Crow-Armstrong stole second, Kuhnel plunked Bregman before walking Michael Busch on four pitches to force in the go-ahead run.
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Imagine taking the gorgeous rock formations of Zion or Badlands national park and plunking them down on the shore of Lake Superior—along with a liberal dose of colorful streaks.
Verb
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Stern peppered Sheridan with questions, including a dive into the dangers of prison showers.
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How to Add Vintage Rugs to Your Space Follow these tips from designers on how to pepper your home with vintage rugs.
Noun
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Brunson, who scored 36 and otherwise was the co-author of the comeback, had a 3-pointer clang off the front of the rim, but Anunoby soared over everyone to guide the miss and tip it in.
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The album’s official versions smooth out some of the buzzy sibilance of the bootlegs, but Hold Onto Me Infinity accommodates lots of tasteful clangs and wubs.
Verb
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There is the sound of laughter, clinking wine glasses, and lively conversations as everyone waits for the mystery wine tasting of the evening.
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Avtan often won’t tell Paz anything about the source or meaning of her many samples, which can take the form of fragmented dialogue and what sounds like clinking kitchenware.
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“Plink.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plink. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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