Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

plinking

/plˈɪŋkɪŋ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.60 in modern English

Syllables: plink-ing
IPA: /plˈɪŋkɪŋ/

15

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of plink

noun

A noise that plinks.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

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

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From plink + -ing.

Usage

Inflected Forms

plinkings (plural)

Rhymes With

thinking drinking linking sinking shrinking blinking rethinking stinking winking unthinking

Questions

How do you pronounce plinking?: The recorded pronunciation is /plˈɪŋkɪŋ/.
What does plinking mean?: present participle and gerund of plink
Where does plinking come from?: From plink + -ing.

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