clinked; clinking; clinks
: to give out a slight sharp short metallic sound
: to cause to clink
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Verb
Noun (2)
Examples of clink in a Sentence
Verb
When she'd completed the toast, they clinked glasses.
coins clinking in his pocket as he traipsed down the street
Noun (2)
I once spent a night in the clink, and it's an experience I don't want to repeat
Recent Examples on the Web
Catherine Jessee, Southern Living, 14 July 2024
Indeed, Babylon Berlin has been a hit locally and in the States on Netflix, so steins will have been clinking in beer halls around the world when the final run was officially confirmed on Tuesday.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 28 June 2024
By day here, there’s places to be and wildlife to see, but at night the camp crackles with campfire and conversation as guests and guides clink glasses and swap stories.
—Arati Menon, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 June 2024
Life-size dinosaur models, colorful lights and the sounds of clinking metal fill the display room at The Henry Ford's new interactive dinosaur exhibit this summer.
—Jenna Prestininzi, Detroit Free Press, 22 June 2024
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Verb
Before anyone knew it, the house would be as fragrant of cocoa and sugar and butter as it was filled with conversation and laughter and clinking silverware.
—Catherine Jessee, Southern Living, 14 July 2024
Indeed, Babylon Berlin has been a hit locally and in the States on Netflix, so steins will have been clinking in beer halls around the world when the final run was officially confirmed on Tuesday.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 28 June 2024
By day here, there’s places to be and wildlife to see, but at night the camp crackles with campfire and conversation as guests and guides clink glasses and swap stories.
—Arati Menon, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 June 2024
Life-size dinosaur models, colorful lights and the sounds of clinking metal fill the display room at The Henry Ford's new interactive dinosaur exhibit this summer.
—Jenna Prestininzi, Detroit Free Press, 22 June 2024
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“Clink.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/clink. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.
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