Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • intransitive verb To cause to make a soft, sharp, metallic sound; clink.
  • intransitive verb To shoot at casually.
  • intransitive verb To make a soft, sharp, metallic sound.
  • intransitive verb To shoot casually at random targets.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun A short, high-pitched sound
  • verb with "out" (colloquial) To play a song or a portion of a song, usually on a percussion instrument such as a piano.

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[Imitative.]

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Onomatopoeic.

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