Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.
Onomatopoeic.
He heard the plips of rain on the roof.
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| plips | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Onomatopoeic.
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| plips | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| plipped | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| plipped | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| plipping | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |
From Plip (“remote control locking device”), perhaps influenced by onomatopoeia.
He plipped the locks on the pool car, stuck the keys in his pocket and flexed his aching left hand.2011, Stuart MacBride, Shatter the Bones, unnumbered page:
2004, Jenny Colgan, Isla Dewar, Muriel Gray, et al. (contributors), Scottish Girls About Town, page 69, […] was unloading bags from the boot of a tiny, shiny, black Ka thing which she then plipped shut with an electronic key.
I point it out to my companion, but he's already moving ahead of me, aiming the remote at the Porsche and plipping it open.2009, Matt Beaumont, Staying Alive, unnumbered page:
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| plipping | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| plips | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| plipped | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| plipped | Tense=Past | lexicographic |