plinking

plinking is the present participle and gerund of plink.

Noun

plinking (countable and uncountable, plural plinkings)

A noise that plinks.
Informal target shooting done at non-traditional targets such as tin cans, glass bottles and wood blocks.

plink (third-person singular simple present plinks, present participle plinking, simple past and past participle plinked)

To make a plink sound.
(colloquial) To play a song or a portion of a song, usually on a percussion instrument such as a piano.
- He can plink out Let Me Call You Sweetheart for reporters on a piano or rib himself on television talk shows […]1971, Louis C. Reichman, Barry J. Wishart, American Politics and Its Interpreters
To take part in the sport of plinking.
- We plinked all week long in the slow-moving days between hunting seasons. Life Savers or Necco Wafers at 25 yards offhand, or 50 yards prone, and vanilla wafers offhand at 50 yards or prone at 100, were challenging targets.1992, Ken Warner, Gun Digest, 1993, page 19

plural	plinkings

From plink + -ing.

What does plinking mean?: Plinking means a noise that plinks.
What is plinking the present participle and gerund of?: Plinking is the present participle and gerund of plink.
What part of speech is plinking?: Plinking is a noun.
What is the plural of plinking?: The plural of plinking is plinkings.

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