clinked; clinking; clinks
: to give out a slight sharp short metallic sound
: to cause to clink
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
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Carrie Honaker, Southern Living, 21 May 2025
After more than two centuries clinking in pockets, lining dusty piggy banks and being flung into fountains along with a wish, the U.S. penny is preparing for retirement.
—Mandy Taheri, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 May 2025
Kate Hardcastle, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2025
In the coastal towns, surfers line the golden sand beaches and tuk-tuks zip along twisting roads, their horns blending with the rhythmic clink of fishmongers’ knives and the sizzle of hoppers frying in street stalls.
—Christine Chitnis, Vogue, 8 Jan. 2025
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Verb
Also, as a southerner, this brings me right back to my childhood, hearing the way the ice cubes clink against the glass or pitcher of iced tea.
—Carrie Honaker, Southern Living, 21 May 2025
After more than two centuries clinking in pockets, lining dusty piggy banks and being flung into fountains along with a wish, the U.S. penny is preparing for retirement.
—Mandy Taheri, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 May 2025
Noun
The low hum of jazz drifts through the air, mingling with warm lighting and the quiet clink of glasses.
—Kate Hardcastle, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2025
In the coastal towns, surfers line the golden sand beaches and tuk-tuks zip along twisting roads, their horns blending with the rhythmic clink of fishmongers’ knives and the sizzle of hoppers frying in street stalls.
—Christine Chitnis, Vogue, 8 Jan. 2025
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“Clink.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/clink. Accessed 2 Jul. 2025.
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