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Meaning of "plinking" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

PRONUNCIATION OF PLINKING

ˈplɪŋkɪŋ


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PLINKING

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Plinking is a noun.
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WHAT DOES PLINKING MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Plinking

Plinking refers to informal target shooting done at nonstandard targets such as tin cans, glass bottles, and balloons filled with water. The term is an onomatopoeia of the sound a bullet or other projectile makes when hitting a tin can, or other similar target, referring to the sharp, metallic sound, known as a "plink". The most common calibre used for plinking is the.22 Long Rifle rimfire cartridge, since these rounds are relatively inexpensive and have a low recoil, but airguns and airsoft guns are also used, often for cost or safety reasons or because they are subject to less stringent regulation.

Definition of plinking in the English dictionary

The definition of plinking in the dictionary is the act of making a short sharp often metallic sound as of a string on a musical instrument being plucked or a bullet striking metal. Other definition of plinking is shooting.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PLINKING

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WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PLINKING

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WORDS THAT END LIKE PLINKING

banking · binge drinking · bonking · booking · e-banking · high-ranking · home banking · lateral thinking · m-banking · Nanking · planking · positive thinking · quick thinking · ranking · retail banking · spanking · tanking · telephone banking · top-ranking · trunking · wishful thinking

Synonyms and antonyms of plinking in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «plinking» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PLINKING

Find out the translation of plinking to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of plinking from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «plinking» in English.
zh

Translator English - Chinese

plinking
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

tiro informal
570 millions of speakers
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English

plinking
510 millions of speakers
hi

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plinking
380 millions of speakers
ar

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الضرب
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

plinking
278 millions of speakers
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plinking
270 millions of speakers
bn

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plinking
260 millions of speakers
fr

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plinking
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

Plinking
190 millions of speakers
de

Translator English - German

Plinking
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

購入に興味を
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

plinking
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Plinking
85 millions of speakers
vi

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plinking
80 millions of speakers
ta

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plinking
75 millions of speakers
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खुडणी
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator English - Turkish

plinking
70 millions of speakers
it

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plinking
65 millions of speakers
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plinking
50 millions of speakers
uk

Translator English - Ukrainian

plinking
40 millions of speakers
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plinking
30 millions of speakers
el

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plinking
15 millions of speakers
af

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plinking
14 millions of speakers
sv

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plinking
10 millions of speakers
no

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plinking
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of plinking

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PLINKING»

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about plinking

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PLINKING»

Discover the use of plinking in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to plinking and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Transformation of American Air Power
Throughout the course of the war, F-mFs destroyed some 920 Iraqi armored fighting vehicles, out of an estimated total of 6,10o.50 As a measure of the tactic's effectiveness, centcom credited all coalition aircraft engaged in "tank plinking" with a ...
Benjamin S. Lambeth, 2000
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Cradle of Conflict: Iraq and the Birth of Modern U.S. ...
Following a trial-run using a single F-1 1 IF on February 5, forty-four F-1 1 IF aircraft were moved to "tank plinking" (as the tactic became known) on the following night. Soon six of the twelve LANTIRN targeting pods in theater were also ...
Michael Knights, 2005
3
Single Action Sixguns
Plinking The grandest of all single action sixgun sports is plinking. There are no rules except those addressing safe practices and also cleaning up any mess created. The number one plinking target is the lowly pop can and at no time under ...
John Taffin, 2005
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Gun Digest Shooter's Guide to Handguns
Plinking is usually considered to be informal shooting at non-traditional but reactive targets: tin cans, watermelons, balloons, and the like. It is perhaps the only kind of shooting that doesn't have a goal or reason for existence, other than simply ...
Grant Cunningham, 2012
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The Complete Blackpowder Handbook
lust plain plink- ing away — President Abraham Lincoln, we're told, considered plinking an honorable and useful pastime. Here, Val Forgett III, president of the Navy Arms Company, plinks away with a Winchester lever- action copy. Just Plain ...
Sam Fadala, 2006
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Field & Stream
But nobody thinks of plinking as serious practice. That term is reserved for the hours of dry-firing for trigger control, for the weeks of sheer muscle training for the job of holding a heavy match pistol, that are basic if you want to climb beyond the  ...
7
Boys' Life
$500^ in Prizes for the Best Letter on this Subject "T-Tow to Have the Most Fun with a Daisy Air Rifle",,, "PLINKING" "Plinking" is a name given to informal shooting with a small bore rifle. As a game it is played as follows: A Kroup of fellows with ...
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Boys' Life
'PLINKING' refers to practice shooting at 'informal' targets. It's more fun if they go plink! Plastic beverage containers, water-filled balloons, charcoal briquettes, candy wafers or Life Savers all make good plinking targets. Don't use glass bottles ...
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Lucrative targets : the U.S. Air Force in the Kuwaiti ...
The tank-plinking tactic was tried on February 5, when a single F–111 sortie carried GBU–12s (500-pound LGBs) against individual Republican Guard tanks. 94 A concerted effort began on February 11, with the Aardvarks focusing on the two ...
AIR FORCE HISTORICAL STUDIES OFFICE BOLLING AFB DC, Perry D Jamieson
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F-111 & EF-111 Units in Combat
Tank 'plinking' was later performed by F-15Es using similar infra-red targeting, which could often distinguish 'live' targets from those that had already been destroyed. Gen Schwartzkopf, who described himself as a former tank driver, found the ...
Peter Davies, 2014

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PLINKING»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term plinking is used in the context of the following news items.
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Review: XPoNential fest's super Saturday
... Rae and its singing siblings Brittany, Ian, and Eric Hölljes brought big gospel-ish pop and plinking pianos to the proceedings - corny but cool. «Philly.com, Jul 15»
2
Child guitar prodigy overcomes adversity
"It went very quickly from plinking around, and just the occasional, 'Oh he's on the guitar again,'" Eamonn's mom Jimae said. "But then, it started ... «WBNG-TV, Jul 15»
3
Smith's blend of classical, jazz creates enjoyable ride
On the opposite end of the spectrum is the lovely “When God Paints,” a sweet ballad filled with aching fiddles and plinking pedal steel guitars ... «Tribune-Review, Jul 15»
4
The Ballantynes "Argent"
The track is another solid rave-up from the ensemble, rife with on-the-beat guitar plinking, jubilant and jittery beats, and "ooh-ooh" backups ... «Exclaim!, Jul 15»
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Product Preview: Salute Targets Gravity Plate Rack
... only a potent training tool, but also an excellent source of entertainment that makes time spent plinking on the range all the more enjoyable. «American Rifleman, Jul 15»
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Heritage Rough Rider Retains #1 Best Seller Position on GunBroker …
The tight cylinder lock up and the perfectly timed action makes it the ideal plinking partner. “The Heritage brand provides the traditional look ... «AmmoLand Shooting Sports News, Jul 15»
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Shehzad knock seals series
Kusal Perera (0) was dismissed second ball for Sri Lanka, plinking Mohammad Irfan (3-50) to cover, but Tillakaratne Dilshan (50) and ... «Fox Sports Asia, Jul 15»
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La Chiva Gantiva, Riff Raff, Aurelio & More Set for Skirball Cultural …
... dry-gut plucking of the traditional ngoni ... creating an extraordinary array of sounds from a spindly metallic plinking to a grinding bluesy roar." «Broadway World, Jul 15»
9
Why Military Security Experts Know That Arming All Troops Is Not …
... as far as some boot camp familiarization with a service rifle on a “static range,” plinking at paper targets to qualify for a marksmanship ribbon. «The Trace, Jul 15»
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Debunking the Planned Parenthood Video Hoax
As for the 2nd Amendment, I doubt you or your tin-can-plinking Bubba of a boyfriend are part of a well-regulated militia … but that's okay. «RH Reality Check, Jul 15»
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