plinking
/ˈplɪŋkɪŋ/
noun
- The activity of casual target shooting, often with small-caliber firearms at informal targets like cans or bottles.
- The sound of plinking echoed across the field as they shot at tin cans.
- Plinking is a popular pastime at rural shooting ranges.
- They spent the afternoon plinking with their new air rifles.
verb
- Present participle of plink: making a short, sharp, metallic sound, or shooting with a light, quick sound.
- The guitar strings were plinking as he tuned them.
- She sat on the porch, plinking stones at a metal sign.
- The old typewriter keys were plinking as he typed his letter.