Definitions
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- verb To lock or unlock using a remote control locking device.
- noun A light sound or action like
liquid hitting a surface. - verb To make the sound of liquid hitting a hard surface.
Etymologies
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Examples
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I went on working, and the raindrops hit me, too I also go plip, which is interesting – does this mean I am a plant at heart?
Archive 2009-06-01 Imogen 2009
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I went on working, and the raindrops hit me, too I also go plip, which is interesting – does this mean I am a plant at heart?
Hot and sticky on Monday... Imogen 2009
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Flip " plip " Droplets of water collect in the depressions of the tent above his head, some seeping through the worn fabric and falling onto the stone, others falling upon his half-bare body.
The Towers of the Sunset Modesitt, L. E. 1992
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The clarity and the creativity in the DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 track is more inspiring, from the tiny "plip" when Ray tosses a crumpled piece of paper and it lands behind him to the all-encompassing thunder.
Big Picture Big Sound - Home Theater, HDTV, Movie Reviews 2010
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I separated them and "plip", out fell … a dead mouse.
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He padded through the oak understory to within a few feet of the stream, then flipped his spinner - sometimes overhand, sometimes underhand, sometimes sideways - with surgical precision to land with a "plip" in the water near a snag of fallen branches on the opposite bank.
International Herald Tribune - World News, Analysis, and Global Opinions 2009
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He padded through the oak understory to within a few feet of the stream, then flipped his spinner - sometimes overhand, sometimes underhand, sometimes sideways - with surgical precision to land with a "plip" in the water near a snag of fallen branches on the opposite bank.
NYT > Home Page 2009
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Those little “plip” and “flutter” sounds you hear are sweat beads a 'running and sphincters a' puckering.
Archive 2008-03-01 2008
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Those little “plip” and “flutter” sounds you hear are sweat beads a 'running and sphincters a' puckering.
Former Alabama Governor Don Siegelman (D) Released On Appeal 2008
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August 19, 2008 at 10:36 pm oar a blak whole – sukkin u innnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..*plip*
itteh bitteh sleepeh committeh - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger? 2008
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